Flutterby™! : Comment period now open on .XXX

Violet Blue: Comment Period Now Open on .XXX – Make Your Voice Heard. Here's my letter:

I'm writing in opposition to the Proposed Registry Agreement for the .XXX sTLD by ICM Registry. The .XXX sTLD should be rejected.

• The .xxx TLD is opposed by all potential customers. There is no evidence of support in the adult entertainment industry and community for support of .XXX, despite ICM's assurances.
• The .xxx TLD is opposed by anti-porn religious organizations.
• The .xxx TLD is opposed by thought leaders in the technology and by civil liberties organizations including the ACLU.
• There is no concrete, agreed-upon definition of “adult content.”
• There is a serious concern that .xxx is a slippery slope towards a content ghetto, where regulations, especially outside of the U.S., will push any "offensive" content into a space that's more easily blocked. Even inside the U.S., Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) have introduced legislation to make the use of .XXX compulsory for all web sites that are “harmful to minors.” This phrase has been used in the past to attempt to censor basic health information.
• .XXX raises serious issues around spurious and unsupported TLD’s in regard to the impact of ICANN on rulings on civil and human rights, and ICANN’s role in content-based discrimination.

In light of the above, I object to .XXX and urge ICANN to reject .XXX.

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