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It seems that most of the directors at ICANN are concerned that the .xxx domain that has been proposed would not be embraced by the adult entertainment industry - this according to minutes from a February 12th ICANN board meeting that was released late Friday. ICM Registry Inc. has been fighting to get the .xxx domain approved for nearly 7 years and has faced opposition from religious groups, international governments as well as the adult industry. It seems nobody wants this thing to be approved.In the minutes it is revealed that the board agreed that "a majority of the board has serious concerns about whether the proposed .xxx domain has the support of a clearly-defined sponsored community as per the criteria for other sponsored top level domains." Only three ICANN directors stated that they had "no serious concerns" on this count - eight said they had concerns and the ICANN president "sat on the fence" and didn't make a decision either way.In order to get approval for a sponsored TLD you must show proof that you have substantial backing from the community you which to "serve" with that domain. For example - dot-mobi received major backing from the mobile telephony industry, but so far any support for .xxx from the adult industry seems minor and fleeting at most. ICANN's minutes show the same - of the 88 adult webmasters that contacted them during the public comment period, only 23 were in favor of .xxx - a 26% approval rating. From general public comments received only 16% were in favor, however most "against" comments were from individuals who were clearly anti-pornography in the first place - with over 55,000 e-mails of objection received via e-mail from an organized religious group.ICANN states that while last year it was the religious and conservative groups' concerns that blocked approval of the domain, this year it might just be the adult webmasters themselves that put the idea to a halt. Mainstream media is even reporting of the recent XBiz Hollywood event where discussion on the .xxx domain resulted in a standing ovation from attendees when asked that all those who were against the new domain applaud to show their objection.
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It seems that most of the directors at ICANN are concerned that the .xxx domain that has been proposed would not be embraced by the adult entertainment industry - this according to minutes from a February 12th ICANN board meeting that was released late Friday. ICM Registry Inc. has been fighting to get the .xxx domain approved for nearly 7 years and has faced opposition from religious groups, international governments as well as the adult industry. It seems nobody wants this thing to be approved.In the minutes it is revealed that the board agreed that "a majority of the board has serious concerns about whether the proposed .xxx domain has the support of a clearly-defined sponsored community as per the criteria for other sponsored top level domains." Only three ICANN directors stated that they had "no serious concerns" on this count - eight said they had concerns and the ICANN president "sat on the fence" and didn't make a decision either way.In order to get approval for a sponsored TLD you must show proof that you have substantial backing from the community you which to "serve" with that domain. For example - dot-mobi received major backing from the mobile telephony industry, but so far any support for .xxx from the adult industry seems minor and fleeting at most. ICANN's minutes show the same - of the 88 adult webmasters that contacted them during the public comment period, only 23 were in favor of .xxx - a 26% approval rating. From general public comments received only 16% were in favor, however most "against" comments were from individuals who were clearly anti-pornography in the first place - with over 55,000 e-mails of objection received via e-mail from an organized religious group.ICANN states that while last year it was the religious and conservative groups' concerns that blocked approval of the domain, this year it might just be the adult webmasters themselves that put the idea to a halt. Mainstream media is even reporting of the recent XBiz Hollywood event where discussion on the .xxx domain resulted in a standing ovation from attendees when asked that all those who were against the new domain applaud to show their objection.
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