Thursday, March 24, 2011

India wants to block. Xxx

Indian authorities are planning to block domain names with the extension. xxx, which has been authorized by ICANN, reported on Thursday, March 24, The Economic Times. "India and many countries in the Middle East have already opposed the granting of this extension, and we will make a block on all the domain name in accordance with Indian laws," said an official with the Ministry of Telecommunications , quoted by the newspaper.

The agency responsible for regulating domain names of Web, ICANN, announced last week the creation of addresses with the suffix. xxx for pornographic sites. At an annual public meeting of its board of directors in San Francisco, ICANN approved a petition in favor of the domain name. xxx, which was released five years ago, but had since been the subject of an appeal.

For years, the domain name. xxx, which will compete with the more classical. com sites used by most profit, did not unanimously, in particular within the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), international advisory committee representing the states within ICANN. It's the same at the pornography industry.

An industry association, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC, "coalition for freedom of expression") organized a demonstration to protest against this new extension. "We are disappointed but not surprised by the decision of the board of directors of ICANN," said Executive Director of the FSC, Diane Duke, saying it still intended to fight against this initiative and discourage studios acquire addresses.

xxx. In India, some actors of the new technology also promise legal battles. "If the government can block access to sites. Xxx, these measures may also be challenged in court," said Vivek Sood consultant, quoted by The Economic Times.

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