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EU Accuses U.S. of Political Influence Over '.xxx' Vote

Lucia Kubosova writes on EUobserver.com:

The European Commission has accused the US of political intervention over a decision by the internet addressing system to reject a top level domain devoted to pornography.

The US-based board of international domain names regulator ICANN on Thursday (11 May) turned down a longstanding proposal to set up a .xxx domain for pornographic material by 9 to 5 votes.

The formal decision to adopt the domain was delayed last year which led to international criticism over the way Washington used its veto power in the board to influence the internet registrations.

posted by Fergie @ 5/14/2006 03:39:00 PM