Sex domain gets official approval

An interesting article that I picked up from BBC News which I think is long overdue. Icann, the organization that oversees this has finally agreed to the creation of the .xxx domain which should be up and running in early 2011. There are already more than 100,000 pre-reservations. Hopefully this will make it much easier to block this type of material but what I'd like to see (which won't happen) that *all* pornographic material has to be on a .xxx domain, and if anything is hosted on a site that isn't, it can be closed down.

Comments

[Chad]

"...what I'd like to see (which won't happen) that *all* pornographic material has to be on a .xxx domain, and if anything is hosted on a site that isn't, it can be closed down."

Sounds like gross censorship to me. How will "what is pornography" be decided? or rather pornography based on what body of laws? UK, China, Saudi Arabia? Will it be trials or just Peter Mandelson style three strikes(think ten-pin bowling XXX) and you're out!

[Phil Bradley]

I absolutely fail to see how suggesting that pornography should be posted into a particular place is 'gross censorship' in any way at all. Quite clearly I've not suggested that it shouldn't be allowed, or that people shouldn't be able to read it - just that it should be clearly signposted.

The point 'what is it?' is a very sensible thing to raise however, and of course there is no answer. Which is really what I said, wasn't it?