EU parliament votes "YES" to create new .kid TLD

[Rolo]

I hope that ICANN get this news, before the next XXX vote... Lots of benefits can come such a domain, and the xxx tld argument (best solution to protect the kids) is now dead - as pointed out by Trev :-)

Oh well, we have to wait for the US media to get this story... the vote in EU parliament is only a few hours old.

[JR]

Originally Posted by Rolo

I hope that ICANN get this news, before the next XXX vote... Lots of benefits can come such a domain, and the xxx tld argument (best solution to protect the kids) is now dead - as pointed out by Trev :-)

Oh well, we have to wait for the US media to get this story... the vote in EU parliament is only a few hours old.

i did not read the article ... but my first though when hearing they voted on a .kid tld was that it was more done in protest to the US and .xxx . anyway... cool to have something bigger than a few pornographers taking a position on it.

[Rolo]

Originally Posted by JR

cool to have something bigger than a few pornographers taking a position on it.

From what I hear, there is more and more discomfort amongst european politicians about the dominating role of the US in technology issues. The trial between EU and Microsoft, new software patent laws, Galileo satellite project etc. have already showed a clear opposition to just following the US views.

I will suspect that this whole mess with the US creating a new .xxx tld. (at a time when EU politicians are working on reducing the amount of porn available in the public space), and saying no to a .kids tld. will provoke the EU to a point where they will work hard on getting the tld adminstation from the current setup into a international organization or forum.

And this is only the EU... I will bet almost every other country outside the US is not happy with the current tld. model... the .xxx tld. will be that tld. that makes it clear (if only ICANN had continue making uncontroversial tlds. such as .art , .doc , .car etc. ... but they had to approve the most controversial of them all .xxx - talk about pissing against the wind).

[JR]

i am sending out press releases "4 Guys in Kalamazoo Voted Yes to Create a New .beer TLD"