New online Red Light District? Not if Bush has his way.

[ChrisB803]

"The Bush administration is objecting to the creation of a .xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for Internet pornography."

http://news.com.com/Bush+administration+objects+to+.xxx+domains/2100-1028_3-5833764.html?tag=nefd.top

My personal opinion? Why not let them do it? Might serve as kind of a filter enhancer, and maybe even something of a ratings system for adult websites. AND, you could pass legislation requiring any adult oriented website to register with the .xxx domain. Sounds like the Bush administration would be overlooking the bigger picture here.

 

[mala]

bigger goverment!
bigger goverment!

 

[ChrisB803]

Interestingly enough when this issue came up before there were a number of politicians who agreed with my viewpoint, but it was ICANN that turned down .xxx. In fact, they were called on the carpet about it, with Jospeh Lieberman and Rep. Fred Upton saying it would have been a good way to put adult websites in their place.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/107/hearings/02082001Hearing37/print.htm

http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.copacommission.org%2Fmeetings%2Fhearing1%2Flieberman.test.pdf&siteId=3&oId=2100-1028-5833764&ontId=1023&lop=nl.ex

 

[arnegrim]

"The Bush administration is objecting to the creation of a .xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for Internet pornography."

http://news.com.com/Bush+administration+objects+to+.xxx+domains/2100-1028_3-5833764.html?tag=nefd.top

My personal opinion? Why not let them do it? Might serve as kind of a filter enhancer, and maybe even something of a ratings system for adult websites. AND, you could pass legislation requiring any adult oriented website to register with the .xxx domain. Sounds like the Bush administration would be overlooking the bigger picture here.

I agree. It's going to be out there anyway... why not do what we can to 'contain' them in one area... makes it easier for filters and blocks.

 

[one love]

There si nothing his administration can do to halt commerce. This is a supposed open market society we live in, and the internet is about as non regulated a market there is left.

 

[InnerPhyre]

I don't really see the problem with this on either side. Call me an idealist, but I honestly don't think pornographers actually want kids looking at their stuff....and this would make it abundantly easier for parents to keep their kids from seeing smut. Those who want to look at this stuff could still look at it all day long if they so desire, and those who don't want to see it won't ever stumble upon it accidentally.

 

[Ozymandius]

Uhhhhh has anyone in the Bush administration used the internet lately? I think they may have missed the "lets clean up the web" boat by about a decade. lol.

 

[Kelly]

it's not enforceable.

 

[Moros]

"The Bush administration is objecting to the creation of a .xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for Internet pornography."

These people complain about porn sites on .com/.net/.us whatever. The next logical step is to rid these popular domains of xxx content, by separating them from the 'mainstream.'

They complain about that.

There's only one other step. Outright banishment of xxx material on the internet. What else can they do? I wish these people would come forward with their true agenda, internet censorship.

 

[Victory of the Cross]

I wish they would Just ban xxx sites and get it over with, they wonder why the world is getting worse lock up the vile site owners, destroy their sites, show some sort of courage, or they could just play dead and useless like most goverments do

 

[PhantomLlama]

The Bush administration is objecting to the creation of a .xxx domain, saying it has concerns about a virtual red-light district reserved exclusively for Internet pornography.

In other news, the Blair government is objecting to the expansion of the police force, saying it has concerns about a possible reduction in crime.


That's the point! You can have the strip club in the red light district, or you can have the strip club opposite your school.

I wish they would Just ban xxx sites and get it over with, they wonder why the world is getting worse lock up the vile site owners, destroy their sites, show some sort of courage, or they could just play dead and useless like most goverments do

Well, one reason the world is getting worse is because of religious extremists like OBL that want to impose their restrictive personal moral code on all people rather than opting for a free society.

 

[Rochir]

If ICANN's not gonna do it, someone else (in Canada, Europe or Asia) will!

 

[NothingButTheBlood]

If porn is gonna be out there then anything we can do to keep it away from children is necessary.