ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the overseeing body of the Internet, has decided to postpone the ruling on the proposed .xxx porn domain until the summer.
The .xxx domain was originally approved in 2005, but government bodies, including the American government, have been critics of the domain and ICANN has since rejected the proposal on various occasions.
An independent panel of judges has recently ruled that ICANN's latest rejection, in 2007, "was not consistent with the application of neutral, objective, and fair documented policy." It is therefore up for approval again.
ICANN may choose to not vote at all, and CEO Rod Beckstrom says the public opposition to the domain is still very heavy.
If approved, porn sites can use the .xxx domain, but are not required to do so.
An independent panel of judges has recently ruled that ICANN's latest rejection, in 2007, "was not consistent with the application of neutral, objective, and fair documented policy." It is therefore up for approval again.
ICANN may choose to not vote at all, and CEO Rod Beckstrom says the public opposition to the domain is still very heavy.
If approved, porn sites can use the .xxx domain, but are not required to do so.
