charley
01-17-2007, 03:58 AM
http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=24776
Efforts to create a .xxx domain name for pornographic websites have resumed, and conservative leaders are urging citizens to speak out against the proposal while the agency in charge is taking public comments through Feb. 5.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a private agency that oversees Internet operation, rejected a similar proposal last May but is revisiting the matter after adding stronger provisions to prohibit child pornography and to require labeling of sites with sexually explicit materials.
Supporters say the creation of an .xxx domain will separate pornographers from the rest of the Internet, making it easier to filter pornographic sites. Use of the domain name would be voluntary, and pornographers could still use their popular .com names as well.
The Family Research Council is opposed to the .xxx domain name.
“FRC opposed this action the first time around, on the grounds that it would be unenforceable -- and grant a legitimizing status to the porn industry,” Jared Bridges, web editor for FRC, wrote on the group’s blog Jan. 9. “While there have been a few revisions to the initial proposal, they don't appear to offer much incentive for pornographers to leave the .com domain.
Efforts to create a .xxx domain name for pornographic websites have resumed, and conservative leaders are urging citizens to speak out against the proposal while the agency in charge is taking public comments through Feb. 5.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a private agency that oversees Internet operation, rejected a similar proposal last May but is revisiting the matter after adding stronger provisions to prohibit child pornography and to require labeling of sites with sexually explicit materials.
Supporters say the creation of an .xxx domain will separate pornographers from the rest of the Internet, making it easier to filter pornographic sites. Use of the domain name would be voluntary, and pornographers could still use their popular .com names as well.
The Family Research Council is opposed to the .xxx domain name.
“FRC opposed this action the first time around, on the grounds that it would be unenforceable -- and grant a legitimizing status to the porn industry,” Jared Bridges, web editor for FRC, wrote on the group’s blog Jan. 9. “While there have been a few revisions to the initial proposal, they don't appear to offer much incentive for pornographers to leave the .com domain.