.xxx Comments ???

RawAlex · 2006-05-06, 02:22 PM

Sadly, even with all of our comments in there, the reality is more than likely profit motivation.

ICANN is looking at taking in millions of additional dollars by selling .XXX domains that they know will get purchased in large numbers, even though much if it will be a combination of speculators and people attempting to protect existing .com properties.

Further, it will allow the group IFFOR to generate tens of millions of dollars each year to finance it's operations - for something that should come from the ground roots up, not from the top down.

Combining a TLD with a non-profit "how to work on the web group" creates huge issues in regard to things like freedom of speech, the good old "who decided this for me", and would very quickly allow extremely conservative people to dictate "best policies" to the group. Remember, if you don't adhere to the policies of this group, your .XXX domain will be revoked.

So beyond all the bad points of .XXX from a purely logical standpoint, this overwhelming and overpowering organization hanging over it is even worse, and adds another level of potential and probably manipulation from anti-porn groups.

It is a fuck from the word go, and It isn't going to stop any time soon.

Even the US government, which desperately is trying to fuck up the porn business doesn't want this.

Alex

2006-05-06, 02:22 PM	#18
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	Sadly, even with all of our comments in there, the reality is more than likely profit motivation. ICANN is looking at taking in millions of additional dollars by selling .XXX domains that they know will get purchased in large numbers, even though much if it will be a combination of speculators and people attempting to protect existing .com properties. Further, it will allow the group IFFOR to generate tens of millions of dollars each year to finance it's operations - for something that should come from the ground roots up, not from the top down. Combining a TLD with a non-profit "how to work on the web group" creates huge issues in regard to things like freedom of speech, the good old "who decided this for me", and would very quickly allow extremely conservative people to dictate "best policies" to the group. Remember, if you don't adhere to the policies of this group, your .XXX domain will be revoked. So beyond all the bad points of .XXX from a purely logical standpoint, this overwhelming and overpowering organization hanging over it is even worse, and adds another level of potential and probably manipulation from anti-porn groups. It is a fuck from the word go, and It isn't going to stop any time soon. Even the US government, which desperately is trying to fuck up the porn business doesn't want this. Alex