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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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Key facts
- 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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- inception
- 2011-04-15
- Commons category
- .xxx
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8 sectionsContents
- 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.