CNN
Domain naming rules could make .*** available
The group controlling Internet domain names is deciding Thursday
whether to restrict the rules and potentially open up a virtual gold
rush. Just the thought of .*** has bloggers predicting an auction
frenzy, as almost any word in any language could become a domain name
extension.
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One concern ... an official ".***" or ".xxx" would make
it a lot easier for puro-fascists to segregate the net,
pu****ng the 'dirty' stuff over to "the other side of
the tracks", in one place ... thus easier to spy upon
and ultimately censor into oblivion.
