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Porn sites to get .xxx domain soon?

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the motion forward for a .xxx top-level domain for porn sites today, passing the decision on to the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee which has final say.

However, adds ICANN spokesman Brad White: "The board approved the movement forward on .xxx, but .xxx itself has not been approved."



The ICANN GAC, which is a group of 100 governments, will not take up the issue, banking on public popularity and the recommendations of the ICANN board.

ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush says he expects .xxx to be a reality "by 2011."

Notes Stuart Lawley, chairman of ICM Registry that has been trying to get the domain approved for years: "It's been a long time coming, but I'm excited about the fact that .xxx will soon become a reality. This is great news."

ICANN actually rejected the .xxx domain in 2007, but following an expert ruling by an independent review board, the rejection was overturned.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 25 Jun 2010 16:31

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• KillerBug

  I hope this goes through; we need google.xxx

  25.6.2010 23:01 #1

• DVDBack23

  Originally posted by KillerBug: I hope this goes through; we need google.xxx Can't wait for xxx.xxx
  

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  25.6.2010 23:36 #2

• xboxdvl2

  i just wish i could look at a porn site without my computer getting fulled with spyware,viruses and malware.havnt seen any porn in years.last time i looked at some computer was hi jacked and needed reformatting and it was my mums computer and she wasn't meant to know i was looking at porn.
  

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  26.6.2010 04:40 #3

• DXR88

  so much for the commercial domain. we should have a .game .antigov .freemusic .WTFOMGBBQ too. a .afterdawn wouldn't hurt either.
  
  it does make it easier to block the domain now, Pakastain Should be happy now. Easier censorship for those too lazy to filter.
  

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  26.6.2010 08:15 #4

• NHS2008

  Originally posted by xboxdvl2: i just wish i could look at a porn site without my computer getting fulled with spyware,viruses and malware.havnt seen any porn in years.last time i looked at some computer was hi jacked and needed reformatting and it was my mums computer and she wasn't meant to know i was looking at porn. Are you kidding? you probably go for the deepest scum, right?
  

  
  
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  26.6.2010 11:31 #5

• KillerBug

  Originally posted by NHS2008: Originally posted by xboxdvl2: i just wish i could look at a porn site without my computer getting fulled with spyware,viruses and malware.havnt seen any porn in years.last time i looked at some computer was hi jacked and needed reformatting and it was my mums computer and she wasn't meant to know i was looking at porn. Are you kidding? you probably go for the deepest scum, right? That is odd; most porn sites are not viral these days. You might get a virus from a joke site, a corporate website, or even afterdawn...but it is rare to get them from porn sites.

  27.6.2010 08:43 #6

• bfr

  Originally posted by xboxdvl2: i just wish i could look at a porn site without my computer getting fulled with spyware,viruses and malware.havnt seen any porn in years.last time i looked at some computer was hi jacked and needed reformatting and it was my mums computer and she wasn't meant to know i was looking at porn. Good reason to change to an operating system that is not plagued by all kinds of virus and spyware shit.
  
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  27.6.2010 15:24 #7

• s_c47

  Quote:Can't wait for xxx.xxx Hahahahaha!
  

  Someone told me once that theres a right and wrong, and that punishment would come to those
  who dare to cross the line.
  But it must not be true for jerk-offs like you.
  Maybe it takes longer to catch a total a__hole.

  2.7.2010 02:54 #8

• elflaco91

  the guy that says he got hijacked... or you are a 7 year old kid or you are a moron! these days with so many "Tube" sites? how the heck you got a virus? no way

  8.7.2010 01:20 #9

• xboxdvl2

  Originally posted by elflaco91: the guy that says he got hijacked... or you are a 7 year old kid or you are a moron! these days with so many "Tube" sites? how the heck you got a virus? no way well for starters it was about 4 years ago.second im not a 7 year old kid im 25.plus the computer i was using didnt have any pop up blockers or antivirus.a website called megaporn (which i got to through a google search) took over the computer.
  

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  8.7.2010 21:27 #10

• NHS2008

  Originally posted by xboxdvl2: Originally posted by elflaco91: the guy that says he got hijacked... or you are a 7 year old kid or you are a moron! these days with so many "Tube" sites? how the heck you got a virus? no way well for starters it was about 4 years ago.second im not a 7 year old kid im 25.plus the computer i was using didnt have any pop up blockers or antivirus.a website called megaporn (which i got to through a google search) took over the computer. Lol! they've come a long way since then!
  and NEVER go after hookers without rubber.
  

  
  
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  9.7.2010 02:55 #11

• FredBun

  Originally posted by KillerBug: Originally posted by NHS2008: Originally posted by xboxdvl2: i just wish i could look at a porn site without my computer getting fulled with spyware,viruses and malware.havnt seen any porn in years.last time i looked at some computer was hi jacked and needed reformatting and it was my mums computer and she wasn't meant to know i was looking at porn. Are you kidding? you probably go for the deepest scum, right? That is odd; most porn sites are not viral these days. You might get a virus from a joke site, a corporate website, or even afterdawn...but it is rare to get them from porn sites.
  
  I agree, my neighbor watches them 24/7, he can't even upgrade properly as he askes me to help him all the time, I don't know if he is just lucky or these porn sites are truly becoming crap free.

  1.8.2010 07:26 #12