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Cains · 08-08-2005, 02:35 PM

Simple, .XXX isn't so much a 100% protection method, it's just another tool. No filtering software is ever going to be 100% effective, the proliferation of content means no filter is ever going to even get close.

The number of main content producers (I don't include TGPs in this) is probably around 1000, then multiply by resellers, then by SEO spammers and the number is into the millions. Then you get through the various protocols of the net; WWW/email/p2p and no filter is ever going to get close, especially when you factor in dead-domain purchases. So no, .XXX is not the the saviour of the children, you couldn't even begin to police a move of every adult site onto .XXX, the numbers make it impossible.

.XXX is pitched as a tool to help parents, not a one-stop solution. IE and the other browsers will just add a simple yes/no option of blocking .XXX. Now that in itself is not going to do much to protect children, but it makes parents feel that little bit safer (even if it is somewhat naive). Now isn't that good for the industry? We come across in a slightly better light than the usual "pornographers try to lure children to their adult websites". All the negativity comes from "in the future, they could" scenarios, I haven't heard any negatives for today.

08-08-2005, 02:35 PM
Cains Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 407	Simple, .XXX isn't so much a 100% protection method, it's just another tool. No filtering software is ever going to be 100% effective, the proliferation of content means no filter is ever going to even get close. The number of main content producers (I don't include TGPs in this) is probably around 1000, then multiply by resellers, then by SEO spammers and the number is into the millions. Then you get through the various protocols of the net; WWW/email/p2p and no filter is ever going to get close, especially when you factor in dead-domain purchases. So no, .XXX is not the the saviour of the children, you couldn't even begin to police a move of every adult site onto .XXX, the numbers make it impossible. .XXX is pitched as a tool to help parents, not a one-stop solution. IE and the other browsers will just add a simple yes/no option of blocking .XXX. Now that in itself is not going to do much to protect children, but it makes parents feel that little bit safer (even if it is somewhat naive). Now isn't that good for the industry? We come across in a slightly better light than the usual "pornographers try to lure children to their adult websites". All the negativity comes from "in the future, they could" scenarios, I haven't heard any negatives for today.