The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the Postmaster General of the internet, has given ICM Registry the contract to run the new .XXX domain, a decision that have some people excited and others thinking it will oppress the online industry.
The change will mean Free Porn sites like Orgasm.com can now buy Orgasm.xxx. They are not forced to, nor do they have to give up their old domain if they do. However if they don’t, it will allow another company to pick up the name and create an impostor website.
The majority of the Adult Entertainment Industry is against the formation of the Triple X domain because they are worried it will force the adult industry into a corner, if Porn websites are forced to use the .XXX, they are afraid it will fence them off to the rest of the internet. Such a move would only impact legal Adult Video sites as illegal sites don’t follow any rules anyway, and also give people the false idea of security.
On the other hand, some of the public believe it will make Sex Videos more accessible, but even Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has been quoted saying the idea stems from a “lack of identified public benefit”. Certain governments such as India’s and Indonesia’s have come out to say they will block all .XXX domain names. The oppression of the internet in the Middle East and Asia has already made millions of people pour into the streets to rebel against their governments over the last few months.
The truth is the biggest benefit will come to ICM Registry, who will make a fortune selling .XXX to existing porn sites to ensure someone else won’t snatch it up.
Wither you believe this will help or hurt the billion dollar Porn industry, it will not effect the amount of money that will change hands over the new development, a small boom within the Adult Industry.
ICM Registry claims to be “a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicating to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers” and has 230,000+ domain’s in reserve.
