For the third time, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) — the overseer of the Internet’s domain-name address system — has rejected a proposal to create a top level .xxx domain, and opponents of the adult-themed suffix hope three times is the charm. “This decision was the result of very careful scrutiny and consideration of all the arguments,” said Vint Cerf, chairman of ICANN. “That consideration has led a majority of the board to believe that the proposal should be rejected.”
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ICANN Axes .XXX Domain
Posted by: Erika Morphy March 30, 2007 03:14 PMFor the third time, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) — the overseer of the Internet’s domain-name address system — has rejected a proposal to create a top level .xxx domain, and opponents of the adult-themed suffix hope three times is the charm. “This decision was the result of very careful scrutiny and consideration of all the arguments,” said Vint Cerf, chairman of ICANN. “That consideration has led a majority of the board to believe that the proposal should be rejected.”