Recent news regarding the possible future addition of the .xxx domain has spurred much controversy. Considering the abundance of porn and adult industry-related websites out on the net, it’s going to be interesting to see how existing websites and future ones will intertwine.
The online pornographic industry website owners have been a little concerned with the threat a new domain name, like .xxx, might present to the ones that currently own .com’s for their websites. Some have said that there might be efforts try to boot them over from the former to the latter, as a means of consolidating this niche of the web. Several religious groups are also protesting against this domain name saying that it entices online porn even more. Others argue that this segment will allow improved indexing of content, making searches safer for those not interested in consuming pornographic content.
ICM Registry, who is in charge of this .xxx process, “will provide management, supporting infrastructure and back-end functionality.” (http://www.icmregistry.com/)
Sponsorship for the .xxx domain has fallen into the hands of The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR), and will donate $10 dollars of each .xxx registration towards online child safety organizations and. Responsible adult industry businesses may pre-reserve domains at ICM’s website.
The question of whether and how this will affect current pornographic websites, website design, and the evolution of the virtual adult industry is yet to be answered.
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