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Username: confused parent
Date/Time: Wed, November 15, 2000 at 3:24 PM GMT
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Subject: .kids

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      The response ICANN had to the application from .kids Corp relating to their inability to control all content really doesn’t make  sense.  ICANN statements seem to imply that they have some type of responsibility or potential liability for the content that may appear on .kids sites. This is not the role ICANN was formed to perform.
If the goals of .kids Corp are going to be realized they will need to build public awareness. If ICANN approves this application children’s safety online will be a topic of discussion everywhere. Isn’t that what we want to happen. Giving this approval will send a message to developers and development companies to “get to work” because if you can develop a technology to restrict content there will be a pot of gold waiting. .kids Corp could be the place where all good ideas to help this effort would be heard. Maybe large companies with tremendous resources would work hard on bringing new technologies to .kids in an effort to improve safety. Or maybe a company would like to be the one who could say; "we developed the technology that made the Internet safe for kids”. Can you think of a couple of company’s that would support that effort? For this to ever be a reality you must make the first step by approving this application and it may show the ICANN critics that your organization has the power to make changes that are unquestionably positive for everyone regardless of your corporate affiliation or financial motives. Ask yourself  Isn’t this TLD the only one that’s really important. Please don’t stop someone from trying to protect our children.

 


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