ICANN delays .xxx porn domain
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ICANN has delayed the introduction of .xxx again, despite a ruling that the porn-only Internet domain should have been launched five years ago. The board of the Internet policy body voted this morning to push a firm decision on the controversial domain at least three months into the future. Realistically, it will take longer. Two weeks ago, an independent panel of judges found that ICANN broke its own rules when it approved, then subsequently rejected, an application...
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