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THE body responsible for the global
coordination of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers on
Friday rejected plans to establish a new “.XXX” domain for racy
or sexually explicit websites.
The Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said an “.XXX
domain” would not resolve the issue of how to protect
“vulnerable members of the community.”
ICANN would also
be obligated “to acquire a responsibility related to content and
conduct,” it said in a statement after a board meeting.
ICANN is an
internationally organized, public benefit nonprofit body responsible
for the global coordination of the Internet’s system of unique
identifiers. These include domain names (like .org, .museum and
country codes like .UK), as well as the addresses used in a variety
of Internet protocols.
 --AFP
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