Porn sites can now register for .xxx domain name

Porn and adult entertainment sites can now officially register under the .xxx domain, the domain's operator, ICM Registry, announced yesterday. The company officially started taking applications yesterday for people to purchase their own domain names with the .xxx ending, but you need a "subsisting trade or service mark registration of national effect" to register.

"With all the sites malware scanned daily and properly labeled, it's a win for consumers of adult content who are now able to identify and select the sites they wish to visit more easily and safely," ICM CEO Lawley said in a statement. "It is also a win for the adult entertainment industry as .xxx helps to ensure that responsible adult content is easily identified online, leading to greater and more predictable revenues. And finally it's a win for those who want to avoid adult content online, with Internet users in no doubt about the underlying content of the sites and having the tools to help avoid them."

The new .xxx top-level domain is open not only for porn sites but to nonporn sites that want to block the use of their names on the .xxx domain.

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