Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 11th May 2006 19:18 UTC
Internet & Networking Plans for an area of the internet dedicated to pornography were killed last night in a vote by overseeing organisation ICANN. In a split 9-5 board decision, the organisation acted ruthlessly, against its own previous position, in order to put an end to an increasingly difficult and controversial issue - the approval of a .xxx top-level domain.
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seems like a great idea
by Imrahil on Thu 11th May 2006 20:45 UTC
Imrahil
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2006-05-11

It seems perfectly reasonable, yet the commercial interests involved are far too powerful. Our corrupt government says they want easier protection from smut yet they will do nothing about it.