After years of trying, the Internet Corporation finally on Friday approved the creation of a pornography zone on the Internet with the .xxx domain suffix. This is a step in the right direction for creating the kind of empowered decision-making that makes freedom meaningful by balancing the interests of content vendors with content consumers “You’re free to publish, but I’m now more capable of easily avoiding your blank-fronted e-porn shop.” However, since there is no legal obligation to put all adult content on such a domain, we’ll have to see whether this actually brings some control and safety to the Internet or whether it only means what we have right now PLUS a whole new area devoted to sexual evil. Some porn producers are in favor of it, but others have voiced concerns that this will lead to censorship and the easier ability to control smut on the Internet. Well, one can always hope….
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