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I wouldn't register a .XXX even if they gave me $1,000 to take one. Fuck ICM Registry and those who support them.
The main point with .XXX ISN'T the $100 price that they want for a registration. The primary problem is ICM Registry's IFFOR potentially regulating the entire industry and pushing through legislation making .XXX mandatory for every entity operating an adult site. Anyone who has been in the business for even a short amount of time should comprehend the simple idea that their existing traffic is a direct result of past branding, inbound link building / SEO and bookmarks. Do you think stakeholders with established sites want to waste money and effort rebranding their sites, asking people to change links and rewatermark all their content with a different URL? As a webmaster, would you happily change thousands upon thousands of links to your sponsors, if .XXX gets forced down your throat?
Wake up! As others above have stated, ICM Registry has lied on multiple occasions. They simply cannot be trusted, should be viewed as as enemy offering a trojan horse and perceived as a real threat to your future business.
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