.xxx tld

["Tom" <tvbair@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

In my opinion, approving a top level domain such as ".xxx", ICANN would be 
serving nothing less than the process of censorship and segregation.

Realistically, if .xxx is approved, every adult website would instantly buy at 
least one corresponding .xxx domain name for every .com, .net, .org and .info 
domain they already own. Causing an overnight doubling (at least) of adult's 
only websites on the internet. It is then a foregone conclusion that some 
governments would pass laws stating that all adult websites must be located 
only on .xxx domains. 

While mass purchases of .xxx domains would be a short-term windfall for every 
person, entity, investor, beneficiary of the domain sale itself, it is a 
blatantly predictable slope to pure censorship based on the moral judgement of 
a few. I do not believe that anyone truly wishes to lend tools and implicit 
approval towards the ends of censored speech.

It is clear that if .xxx is approved, laws will be passed to segregate people, 
punishments will be meted out on violators, children will know that all they 
need to do is add a ".xxx" to any word to see adult materials, and nothing will 
be served but censorship when ISP's put a total block to access of any domain 
with a .xxx on it. Speaking for myself, I do not wish to see any .xxx tld 
approval. What I want to see is creation of .kids tld. 

We create books for children (we dont burn every book that could potentially 
offend a child). We create playgrounds for children, (we dont fence off every 
landscape that could potentially cause injury to a child). We, as adults and 
parents, create environments which, when children are placed there, we know 
they are safe. I can see nothing more obvious than creating a "internet 
playground" for children on the .kids tld.

It is an obvious choice if the true intention was to protect children. Consider 
that carefully.

A .xxx tld would immediately double the number of adult websites on the 
internet. I do not support it. Please do not approve, and with your approval 
lend implicit agreement, with those who wish to segregate the wrong group of 
citizens.  It is backwards, and in my opinion will only serve the interests of 
a few people who want to limit free speech. If you truly want to do a greater 
good, then take .kids into consideration as a clearly obvious alternative. 

In short, .xxx is about punishing adults, whereas .kids is about protecting 
children.

Tom

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