This Thing that Wouldn’t Die

On June 25th of this year, ICANN resurrected the .xxx sponsored Top Level Domain from its death, yet again.Ten years after it was originally proposed, very few ever thought it was a good idea. So why is it back?
The history of the .xxx TLD goes back a decade to when Jason Hendeles formed the ICM [...]

.xxx Is dead – Yeah

The GAC for ICANN just killed the .xxx TLD (top level domain). It appears based on the correspondence from GAC Chairman to ICANN Board that too many other governments have expressed concern over the proposal.
The .xxx TLD was an idiotic and Orwellian idea at its best moments. It’s nice to see saner heads step [...]