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Originally Posted by scottybuzz
But why should the internet be any different from other sources of media and communication. For example mainstream television has a time limit on what it shows, when obviously kids have gone to bed. Ok it does not stop them, but nor will .xxx completly. With sky tv (cable) there are speical limits, such as channels 900 - 999 being reserved for adult channels and there are codes and passwords in place to get them.
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You are conveniently overlooking the fact that usable filtering methods are already available and parents will have to use those same methods to exclude the new TLD from what their children can access. What reason is there to imagine that the creation of an adult-specific TLD will encourage more parents to play an active role in deciding what their children can see online?
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Originally Posted by scottybuzz
The only reason I can see your all against this is because it will affect your sales. But look at other industries in the world, none is quite like the internet porn business where anyone with a computer, internet connection and $20 can start up. Welcome to the real business world, things will heat up in the next couple of years and those who do not have the credentials can kiss their asses goodbye the big dogs, just like in any other industry will take over.
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That is nonsense. The only minors who can buy porn are those with access to someone's credit card or bank details. Against that tiny minority are millions more who simply soak up bandwidth.
You are right about the ridiculously low entry level for this business, but what does that have to do with the issue at hand? The only immediate financial impact of this TLD is that anyone who wants to protect mirrors of his .com domains will have to pay $60+ a year each to do so. That does not give the "big dogs" any advantage: they will be paying just like the rest of us.
All you appear to be suggesting is that we go along with a transparently dishonest ploy to transfer money we have earned to a very small group of people who have done nothing to earn it except make sordid backroom deals with others similarly lacking in ethics.