The Australian government said today opposes an .XXX or any other gTLD that would establish a RedLight District on the Internet.
According to a story appearing in the Australianit.news.com.au, the AusRegistry, which operates the domain registry for .au, said that it has been approached by several entities planning to apply to register adult-themed gTLDs including, .xxx and .sex, however, a spokeswoman for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the government was opposed to the creation of adult-themed domain names.
“The government does not support the creation of the .xxx TLD,” the spokeswoman said.
I don’t see how Australia can decide for the world ?
wow! this is coming from a government that has brothel companies floating in the stock market! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2143912.stm
Anthony
The can’t decide for the world, only the US can do that.
unless Australia has a VETO capability, this is not news. NEXT.