By Daniel Fraser
New Zealand porn king Steve Crow has labeled the new ‘.xxx’ domain “a waste of time".
This comes after the internet oversight agency, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), opened consultations on the ‘.xxx’ domain.
It is being proposed as an easier way to filter out pornographic content.
Mr Crow believes that unless regulations force porn sites to change to the .xxx domain it will have a negligible effect on filtering, as adult content will remain in existing domains.
“The new domain could make it easier to filter pornography, but it is a matter of moving all pornographic content to the ‘.xxx’ domain,” says Mr Crow.
Internet NZ executive director Keith Davidson believes that pornographic websites will stay on their existing domain or use the ‘.xxx’ domain in conjunction with their existing site.
When asked whether he would move adult content to the new domain, Mr Crow said it would be too expensive.
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