[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #184: .xxx domains

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #184: .xxx domains**
*June 30, 2010


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries./

After several years of debate, pornographic web content has been given 
its own domain.  What effect will it have (or not) on Internet content 
filtering?

    * Internet pornography to get its own red light district as .xxx
      name approved
      <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jun/25/internet-pornography-companies-xxx-domain>
    * .XXX domain: A bit like Amsterdam...only different
      <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/xxx-domain-a-bit-like-amsterdamonly-different/4066>
    * Dot-XXX Domain Won't Clean Up the Web
      <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/199859/dotxxx_domain_wont_clean_up_the_web.html>
    * The Next Steps Before Dot-XXX Goes Live
      <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100628_the_next_steps_before_dot_xxx_goes_live/>

*/Bonus link:
/*Why Using TLDs for Filtering is Ineffective, Harmful, and Unnecessary 
<http://www.w3.org/2004/03/28-tld>

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Bobbi Galvin
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