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Once again, Internet top level domains administrator, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has voted against an application to register a .XXX domain for adult sex sites. However, this time there has been no outcry from Europe accusing ICANN of being manipulated by the US Government.
Although the vote of the ICANN board 9 to 5
against .xxx registration was identical to a vote by the board last
year, EU representatives have to date not accused the US Department of
Commerce, to which ICANN reports until 2009, of interference as was the
case previously. However, ICANN representatives in a pre-emptive
action, moved quickly to quash suggestions of US Government
interference.
Internet Protocol pioneer and current chairman of ICANN, Dr Vint Cerf,
stated to journalists at a media conference in Portugal that the
decision was not influenced by the US Government. Dr Cerf said he
personally voted against the proposal.
Previously, ICM Registry, the US-based Internet domain name registrar
that for six years had planned to register a .xxx domain for "adult"
content had filed a Freedom of Information demand against the US
Department of Commerce, claiming the US Government agency exerted
political influence to have the creation of the domain quashed.
ICM Registry appeared to strong support from the EU, which made
statements accusing the US Government of pressuring ICANN to vote
against the proposal
However, there are many opponents against the creation of the domain
besides the usual suspects such as the US Government and conservative
religious and morals watchdogs. Many porn website operators are against
the establishment of the .xxx domain because they fear it would be too
easy to restrict access to sites in the domain.
ICANN takes the view that the creation of the domain will not prompt
porn site operators to move their sites into the domain and that it
will simply create a new porn site registrations business for domain
name registrars.
David Bass
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