Re: EU Slams ICANN Interference With Sex Site Vote

May 11, 2006 0 Replies
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The Internet governing body's decision to reject a new .xxx Internet


> domain for p*rn sites is a clear case of ICANN and USA political
> interference in the Web's governance, the European Commission said on > Thursday.

And if ICANN had permitted it, the EU would say that this is a clear case of ICANN being in the pay of US interests (in this case, pornographers) to the detriment of the rest of the network.


Opposition to .xxx wasn't just conservative religious groups; the IETF and a number of foreign governments also opposed it.


-- Mark --


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is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

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