*.XXX Domains Coming?

[McRat]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/24/domain_vote/

This has been on the table for a very long time. They say 10 years, but I heard of it before that, almost when the internet went commercial.

The adult industry is opposed to it because it becomes very easy to filter adult content.

I think it's a great idea. But the name speculators and Fortune 500's are going to be in for a rough ride.

Coke.XXX, IBM.XXX, McDonalds.XXX, etc, will be very odd situations.

Obviously, McDonalds won't enter into the porn business (who would sleep with the clown anyhow?) but they also need to protect their name.

[ubunterooster]

That will be helpful, I hate deceitful URLs

[MCVenom]

On one hand I'm not fond of it, but I need only think of one website to see why there might be a need... <snip>.com. (No, that is NOT the website for the programming language; I found that out the hard way :lolflag: also, in case you couldn't tell by context... not worksafe. :P)

[NMFTM]

Even if they did make an .xxx domain, how many sites would actually use it? Every porn site currently in existence already uses a non-xxx domain name. I don't think they're going to change.

Also, domains are kind of misleading anyway. Because nobody makes sure that only businesses use .com, only organizations use .org, and only "networks" (whatever that actually means) use .net. There are also a bunch of other domains that are in use, but almost nobody actually uses.

So, what exactly is the point?

[Groucho Marxist]

Even if they did make an .xxx domain, how many sites would actually use it? Every porn site currently in existence already uses a non-xxx domain name. I don't think they're going to change.

In such an event, I feel that the new domain change would be enforced by the laws of the ISP's country of origin.

[Rainulf]

It should've came out years ago, but it shouldn't be bad to have alternatives. ;)

[Viva]

About time if you ask me.

[Legendary_Bibo]

On one hand I'm not fond of it, but I need only think of one website to see why there might be a need... python.com. (No, that is NOT the website for the programming language; I found that out the hard way :lolflag: also, in case you couldn't tell by context... not worksafe. :P)

I always try to get my uptight friend to click on these sites, but none of them are that deceitful. This one is :D

I'm going to go have some fun with her :D

[ubunterooster]

I always try to get my uptight friend to click on these sites, but none of them are that deceitful. This one is :D

I'm going to go have some fun with her :D
That's almost sick. Seriously, you are going to trick someone to go there?

[CharlesA]

I always try to get my uptight friend to click on these sites, but none of them are that deceitful. This one is :D

I'm going to go have some fun with her :D

That's a bit of a lame thing to do, isn't it? :confused:

[OxentroT]

I'm curious to know if people have already started to buy up all the prime domain names for that extension?

:-k

[pwnst*r]

I always try to get my uptight friend to click on these sites, but none of them are that deceitful. This one is :D

I'm going to go have some fun with her :D

Wow. Perhaps you need to get out more.

[McRat]

Wowzers.:confused:

I didn't realize Python.com was a porn site without a cover page.

I'm teaching a 10 and 12 year old Python, and I showed them the python.org page.

[Stancel]

Even if they did make an .xxx domain, how many sites would actually use it? Every porn site currently in existence already uses a non-xxx domain name. I don't think they're going to change.

Also, domains are kind of misleading anyway. Because nobody makes sure that only businesses use .com, only organizations use .org, and only "networks" (whatever that actually means) use .net. There are also a bunch of other domains that are in use, but almost nobody actually uses.

So, what exactly is the point?

.com can stand for more than one thing. not only commercial but also community.

It's like how .tv was originally intended for the small island nation of Tuvalu. But now it's rarely used for that.

[Stancel]

Wowzers.:confused:

I didn't realize Python.com was a porn site without a cover page.

I'm teaching a 10 and 12 year old Python, and I showed them the python.org page.

.py is the country domain name for Paraguay.

Python.py isn't taken :p

[MCVenom]

I see nothing wrong with a prank among friends, but I'm a messed up teenager, so... :lolflag:

[Tristam Green]

www .linu.xxx anyone?*


*I can imagine hardly any of you even remember when Ubuntu was called Linuxxx because of the ubuntu-calendar package

[Dr. C]

Wowzers.:confused:

I didn't realize Python.com was a porn site without a cover page.

I'm teaching a 10 and 12 year old Python, and I showed them the python.org page.

This is precisely why the .xxx domain is so badly needed. Why because it makes it technically trivial to keep adult content out of the wrong places. for example a school.

What I really disgusted me is how technically clueless many opponents of adult content were in their lobbying efforts that derailed the .xxx domain back in 2005, and thanks to their efforts many young children have since then been exposed to inappropriate content.

[Rainulf]

This is precisely why the .xxx domain is so badly needed. Why because it makes it technically trivial to keep adult content out of the wrong places. for example a school.

What I really disgusted me is how technically clueless many opponents of adult content were in their lobbying efforts that derailed the .xxx domain back in 2005, and thanks to their efforts many young children have since then been exposed to inappropriate content.
With or without .xxx domain, I think it's still going to be the same. As long as one is connected, he/she will be exposed to all kinds of content.

[nrs]

I don't know why anti-pornography proponents are against it. Think how much easier it would be to filter it!

[Frak]

Wowzers.:confused:

I didn't realize Python.com was a porn site without a cover page.

I'm teaching a 10 and 12 year old Python, and I showed them the python.org page.
I've actually done that by accident before.

[chriswyatt]

I wonder if there'll be a Trebor.xxx website, hmmm.

[Cuddles McKitten]

I don't know why anti-pornography proponents are against it. Think how much easier it would be to filter it!

Because many people who dislike something take the wholly untenable stance that it shouldn't exist. Anything short of complete obliteration for whatever their bugbear may be is unacceptable to them -- even if it's moving the equilibrium slightly in their direction.

[dragos240]

Great idea! Domains can be misleading, for example, python.org is the home of python (programing language)...... but .com ..... is ..... well. I'll leave that to you to figure out.

[McRat]

I've actually done that by accident before.


Accident... yeah... it was an ACCIDENT I tell you! :lolflag:

Seriously, it isn't going to do much since they are locking the barn after the horse is gone.

BUT, going by history, there will be over 10 times the porn content on the internet in 2020. This could shift a large percentage to a separate extension.

The porn industry is a prolific technology developer, but not in a good way. Much of our current malware tricks were first developed by porn companies. They have proven that their industry doesn't play well with others, and their "gentleman's agreement" to put PG-rated cover pages on XXX content sites has mostly been overridden by greed. It's very easy to filter the cover pages, so they just removed them.

If the industry would have respected the rights of those in the internet community (no malware, cover pages), there wouldn't be an issue today. But most of them would "do their mom" for a buck (and usually do), so thoughts of being a "good neighbor" aren't really on their To-Do list.

[chriswyatt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRgNOyCnbqg :popcorn: