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duke

.kid would be easier and makes more sense to me if there has to be any of this

They are using the reasoning that a pedo could target .kids to get directly at children, so adult stuff should be on .xxx.

As if the preditors will voluneteer to move to .xxx and off of .com.

That feeble explanation is for older Americans and rural hicks who don't understand that it makes no sense. Unfortunately there is enough of these people to support it being passed.

ask some of walters biggest clients...
www.deluxepass.com
www.videosz.com
www.ztod.com

see what he has to say about that...
ohh wait they are already off shore.. atleast 25%
duke

deny from .gov
deny from .mil

lol...

"Require".. I wonder how they could even administrate and control it with the size and speed of internet today. Not to mention the form; u dont even need a domain to make a website, an IP is enough.
It would cost less money and ressources educating parents and schools to install filters etc and reduce the "harm", instead of creating "underground markets".
Unfortunately this is about votes and not big pictures.

I just figured it would be easier to go after people that violated the .kids rules than to try to go through the entire internet and try to deal with any site that isn't on .xxx .

Is going to be just mandatory for the US webmasters? Anyway if xxx is introduced everyone will buy it just in case the fucked up government changes the rules again.

So true, I remember Hilary Clinton (also democrat I guess) trying to organize campaign to ban metal music to prevent suicidal tendencies among the listeners.

We are going in a non-sense direction :(

50 .xxx domains

The guys who introduced the bill are democrats, not republicans.

Fuck them. I'll stick with my nice .com. :)

Sure it is, and a .kids TLD is an obvious candidate, - more so than trying to get the adult biz into .XXX domains.

There is probably more content on the net which may be unsuitable for children than that within current adult sites. A .kids TLD would at least give an option to responsible parents to manage the surfing habits of their children. Parents utilizing that option may be another matter.

The .kids domains will then be a target for pedo predators, - it's almost a paradise for them, - but, as you said, there is more chance of monitoring .kids domains from a law angle than trying to cover the whole of the net.

Only my :2 cents: but bottom line is if anyone has an interest in protecting children in any genuine sense, - the problem is far more deep-rooted than issues over TLD's on the net.

It starts at home with parents having control of their own kids and being aware as to whether they are drinking safe water or accessing porn on the net.

It is also these same parents, and family members, who are first in line on the abuse scenario. There have been several reports over the last few years which suggest around 25% - 35% of children will, or have been abused during their childhood years. If true, and there is little reason to doubt it, - this is stunning shit, - not only because of the percentages, but the fact that there is more likely a chance that those abused will become the abusers/pedos/predators of the future. It's a vicious circle and simple math suggest it's going to be an increasing problem in societies. Parents sure need to be more "aware" and take the upper hand monitoring their children.

No government on this planet can successfully manage internet content - claims otherwise are a joke. Even managing one element such as a .kids TLD needs substantial cash and resources together with constant communication with all agencies who have something to offer in playing a role. Without this, it's no better than the no child left behind farce.

in 20 years time the internet will be as protected as fort knox 0.02