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.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011. It went into operation on 15 April 2011.

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Top level domain.restrictions
Applicants are pre-screened and their existing Web sites checked to ascertain they are part of the adult entertainment community; a post-registration challenge process exists also; standards such as not marketing to minors must be adhered to
Top level domain.structure
Direct second-level registrations allowed
Top level domain.document
RFC 3675, ICANN New sTLD RFP Application
Top level domain.disputepolicy
UDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP), Start-Up Trademark Opposition Procedure (STOP)
Top level domain.website
ICM Registry
Top level domain.dnssec
No
Top level domain.name
.xxx
Top level domain.background
D2B48C
Top level domain.image
Dotxxx.png
Top level domain.caption
.xxx TLD Logo from ICM Registry
Top level domain.type
Sponsored top-level domain
Top level domain.status
Generally available
Top level domain.registry
ICM Registry, LLC
Top level domain.sponsor
International Foundation for Online Responsibility
Top level domain.intendeduse
Internet pornography
Top level domain.actualuse
Mainly as secondary domains for pornographic websites

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  • Background
  • Proposal by ICM Registry
  • Opposition
  • Manwin suits
  • Free Speech Coalition
  • Alternative implementations
  • References
  • External links

.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011. It went into operation on 15 April 2011.

The TLD entered its sunrise period on 7 September 2011 at 16:00 UTC; the sunrise period ended 28 October 2011. Landrush period lasted from 8 November through 25 November, and general availability commenced on 6 December 2011.

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