Raising the possibility that it will change course once again on a hotly debated move meant to give adult content Web sites their own Internet realm, the net’s governing body has decided to shelve a plan to discuss how to create a “.xxx” domain. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had intended to discuss how to proceed with putting the new top level domain, or TLD, into place at its meeting this week in Vancouver, B.C. The group’s board had previously given the domain its initial blessing.
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ICANN Changes Course on ‘.XXX’ Domain
Posted by: Keith Regan December 5, 2005 08:05 AMRaising the possibility that it will change course once again on a hotly debated move meant to give adult content Web sites their own Internet realm, the net’s governing body has decided to shelve a plan to discuss how to create a “.xxx” domain. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had intended to discuss how to proceed with putting the new top level domain, or TLD, into place at its meeting this week in Vancouver, B.C. The group’s board had previously given the domain its initial blessing.