'.Xxx' Domain Approval Delayed: ; Agency Cites Huge Level of Opposition by Those Who Say Pornography Harms Children, Families

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NEW YORK - The Internet's key oversight agency agreed to a one- month delay in approving a new ".xxx" domain name after the U.S. government cited "unprecedented" opposition to a virtual red-light district.

Michael D. Gallagher, assistant secretary for communications and information at the Commerce Department, had stopped short of urging its rejection, but he called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Tuesday to "ensure the best interests of the Internet community as a whole are fully considered."

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'.Xxx' Domain Approval Delayed: ; Agency Cites Huge Level of Opposition by Those Who Say Pornography Harms Children, Families

The department received nearly 6,000 letters and e-mails expressing concerns about the impact of pornography on families and children and objecting to set...

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