According to Xbiz.com, "Kenya's government announced today that it has rejected .XXX to operate in its country" "Communications Secretary Bitange Ndemo said Kenya would not certify the sponsored top-level domain that was recently approved by the ICANN." "We are not going to allow .XXX in this country; it's actually a certificate for people to watch pornography," Ndemo said. "Some … [Read more...]
.XXX is Added To The Root & Is Live
The .XXX extension has been added to the root and is now live. Domains like sex.xxx, xxx.xxx porn.xxx and ICM.xxx are resolving. ICM is the registry that ICANN signed a contract last week to operate the .XXX registry. Not all domains ending in .xxx are resolving so the registry did not wild card the extension. The Sunrise period which will be the 1st of several periods including … [Read more...]
Video From Phoenix Forum On .XXX Panel Is Posted, All 2 1/2 Hours Of It
Last weekend as part of the Phoenix Forum an adult Internet industry show, a panel discussion was held about the newly approved .XXX extension. Representative from ICM Registry the company that will run the .XXX registry, were on the panel as well as adult industry representatives, lawyers and others. Xbiz.com just posted the 2 1/2 hour video of the session and the discussion that took place … [Read more...]
Why There May Never Be A 3D.XXX or 69.XXX; UnitedStates.xxx or France.XXX & That’s Just For Starters
According to the contract that ICANN signed with the the ICM registry this week to operate the .XXX registry (pdf) there may never be any 2 character .XXX domain names. Exhibit 6 of the Agreement, (found on page 59 of the pdf) all 2 character .XXX domains shall be reserved until such time as the registry reaches an agreement with "the government and country code manager" or the ISO to release … [Read more...]
The Free Speech Coalition Launches “Just Say No To .XXX” Boycott Campaign; Why It Won’t Work
According to AVN.com, The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced yesterday that it is launching an anti—.XXX campaign urging adult online businesses not to register into any .XXX sTLD. Diane Duke, FSC Executive Director, said in calling for all online adult business to boycott .XXX: “Collectively, adult businesses understand that ICM’s .XXX is bad for the adult entertainment industry," … [Read more...]
CNBC’s “Squawk On The Street” Covers New gTLD’s & .XXX Staring The Heads Of Central Nic & CADNA: “Has The Internet Out Grown .Com?”
CNBC Had a 5 minutes + segment on Squawk On The Street" on the new gTLD program and .XXX on Tuesday entitled "Has the Internet outgrown .Com" "The segment discussed whether adding more domains for websites will have big implications for both consumers and companies." Ben Crawford of Central Nic and Dot Brand Solutions and Josh Bourne, the head of the The Coalition Against Domain Name … [Read more...]
.XXX Pre-Reservations Breaks The 300,000 Mark Adding 90,000 in Since Approval
According to ICM Registry site there are now over 300,000 pre-reservations for a .XXX domain. Prior to ICANN's Approval of the .XXX extension on Friday which came about around 3pm EST, there were only 211,000 pre-reservations so that is 90,000 pre-reservations in less than 3 days since approval. Of course a pre-reservation does not require any payment but its a indication there is a lot … [Read more...]