No XXX TLD For Now
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Meanwhile, final ratification of the controversial .xxx sTLD is bogged down. The ICANN board of directors announced in June they would begin technical and commercial negotiations with ICM Registry to launch the domain extension.
The decision was immediately met with an outcry from conservatives in the U.S. and abroad concerned about an Internet red-light district.
ICANN Approves .cat, Delays .xxx
The establishment of the domain was originally agreed by ICANN in June, but has been mired in political debate after conservative groups in the US raised concerns about having a TLD specifically for porn. President Bush stepping into the fray with his own worries about a virtual red-light district last month has only slowed the process even further
Online smut still homeless as .xxx is delayed again
