bush administration opposing .xxx tld. back in june, icann approved an application for a .xxx tld extension. the application was a result of research conducted by the icm registry and the international foundation for online responsibility to develop a strategy for identifying a tld string for the responsible online adult-entertainment community that would transcend geographic regions and languages while having high recognition and lasting value for both registrants
and internet users. based on this research, icm and iffor selected .xxx as the sole string for this application based upon its high ranking in the aforementioned criteria. in testimony to copa commission, sen. Joe Lieberman endorsed the idea of an internet "redlight district" (pdf) holding internet sites to the same st...