Porn Gets Own Domain Names
Sheesh! As if it wasn’t easy enough already to find porn online: ICANN–the organization responsible for assigning and managing internet domain names—has approved the creation of a .xxx domain. According to Stuart Lawley, chairman of ICM Registry, the company backing the domain, the new porn-only web addresses are “great news for those that wish to consume, or avoid, adult content.” According to ICM the first .xxx sites will go live early next year, and it already has 110,000 pre-reservations for .xxx addresses. In 2005 attempts to move forward with .xxx came to a halt when conservative political groups protested.
