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Is the new .xxx domain a good idea?

After years of debate, the online porn industry will finally have a place to call home. Do you think the .xxx domain is a good idea?

CNET staff
After years of debate, the online porn industry will finally have a place to call home. ICANN approved Wednesday a . Supporters see the move as a positive step toward cleaning up the Web and protecting children from pornography, which is ubiquitous in the .com realm. But criticism for the change has already started to build. Some worry that there is no incentive for porn sites to switch to the new domain, while civil rights groups fear that regulators will attempt to force sites to move to .xxx, leading to potential fights over what should qualify as pornography. Do you think the .xxx domain is a good idea?