Posted on 06/01/2005 9:26:55 PM PDT by SmithL
WASHINGTON -- The Internet's primary oversight body approved a plan Wednesday to create a virtual red-light district, setting the stage for pornographic Web sites to use new addresses ending in "xxx."
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers said it would begin negotiations with ICM Registry Inc., run by British businessman Stuart Lawley, to iron out technical issues and prices for the new Web addresses.
Adult-oriented sites, a $12 billion industry, probably could begin buying "xxx" addresses as early as fall or winter depending on ICM's plans,
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
I imagine a lot of them do not want xxx addresses as it would enable parents to block them with less difficulty.
Personally, I am looking forward to http://www.freerepublic.xxx
Way Way better pics in the Ann Coulter threads
;-)
Well, actually this would be better for those sites as it would cut down drastically on their liabilities. In fact I believe many in the Adult Entertainment industry was very much for this. And yes, it would do much to help filter these sites.
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One thing I never hear mentioned when discussing this non profit and private regulatory agency and how the Internet is setup etc.. is that it is all without government oversight and without government regulation. (The UN is trying to hijack it.) How can that be? People are smart enough to actually do this stuff themselves?
The Internet validates the Libertarian view of the world.
xxxchurch.com
I'm through with her. I want more Danica Patrick pics. Sorry Ann.
I think this is a great idea whose time has, er, come.
Actually, since minors don't have credit cards, the proprietors probably couldn't care less if they're blocked or not.
I am curious as to why you would think an adult site would be so eager to attract non-paying children. Most of them would prefer customers that have the potential to fork over money instead.
(Pinging TexasFlower)
Look how fickle this guy is.
You have a point, but I wouldn't kick either one of em (Coulter/Patrick) out of bed for eating crackers or passing gas ;-)
She's probably asleep already, I would imagine.
www.whitehouse.xxx,
The 42nd president's homepage.
Kids aren't the ones spending billions of dollars on it.
As do spammers, spyware and viruses. I don't want government control of the www - I'm not really sure it *can* control it anyway. But the lawlessness is a nuisance and they, too, seem to embrace the libertarian view of the world.
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