.xxx tld opposition
Hi I wanted to take a moment to voice my opposition to the .XXX tld. I do not feel that it will effectively prevent children from accessing material that is deemed objectionable. A majority of the adult content companies that exist on the internet today work hard to prevent the access of their websites by minors. The major problem comes from file sharing sites and social networking sites where people are allowed to post any material of their choosing in an environment that does not have even the most modest of measures in place to insure that children cannot view adult material posted by other users of their network. These sites benifit from the very fact that they are able to attract the general population including large numbers of children and young adults. They would not be likely to move away from their .COM tld Also there is the large problem of pornographic email spam that this measure does nothing to address. I feel that a more effective way to protect children on the internet would be to concentrate efforts on the development of the .KIDS tld that has been mentioned frequently in discussions involving the protection of children on the internet. Such a namespace would not only be able to preclude the inclusion of pornographic material, but also other materials that may not be appropriate for children, such as violence. The establishment of a .XXX tld will do little to efectively limit the problems involved in the protection of children on the internet. Thank you Bill Meyers tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |