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Originally Posted by woj
I haven't really been following all this .xxx drama, can someone clue me in what's so bad about .xxx anyway? is the slippery slope argument that one day all porn could be required by law to be hosted on .xxx the main reason why everyone opposes it so strongly?
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That's part of it but from what I can see they take issue with how Lawley is handling the extension.
Some are mad that he's trying to make as much money as possible ($99 fee) which is hilarious considering that he has invested millions in getting the rights to the extension and wants to make money like everyone. Big risks offer big rewards.
Some are mad that he's auctioning off premium names or doing buddy buddy deals for exposure. Also hilarious since every other major extension had premium names offered at a premium as well. These folks spend a lot of money to do this and have every right to make money from it within the rules.
Some are mad that they are marketing .xxx to mainstream people on mainstream tv. As if we wouldn't all have commercials on the air if they would show them.
Some are worried about porn being regulated to .xxx only which is fucking retarded because the extension exists regardless of whether 1 or 100,000,000 .xxx domains are there. If they want to regulate porn to a single extension they can do it, end of story. Hell, they could start a brand new one and force all porn there while collecting your information and spying on every visit for easier prosecution.
I'm sure there are others. All are equally stupid / shortsighted / wrong.
Just remember, don't sell your scripts or services to anyone with a .xxx or all of these geniuses will never do business with you again!
