ICANN drops plan to approve .XXX
Discussion of the .XXX domain for online pornography has been removed from the agenda of an ICANN meeting that was due to approve it
Attempts to create a domain name to handle adult online content faced an uncertain future on Friday after ICANN abandoned plans to debate the issue.
The proposal to create a .XXX domain was due to get final approval at an ICANN board meeting in Vancouver. But ICANN chairman Vint Cerf surprised the meeting on Thursday by announcing that it had been removed from the agenda.
This is the second time that ICANN has pushed back plans to approve .XXX, after a delay in September.
Read more: ZDNet UK
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