📅 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (icann.org) announced on Monday it is reconsidering a revised proposal from ICM Registry regarding the creation of a .xxx top-level domain.
In May 2006, ICANN voted against ICM Registry's proposal for a .xxx TLD, but ICM has responded with changes to the contract to address ICANN's original concerns.
Some of these changes include the fact that ICM must promise to take steps to protect children, require registrants to use clear content labeling, prohibit transmission of spam and deceptive marketing practices by registrants, reserve geographic and religious or culturally sensitive names, as well as donate money to child safety organizations.
The public comment period on ICM's new proposal is open until February 5.
ICANN also recently announced it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top-level domain manager for the .fi domain for Finland, the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority.
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