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FSC Gears Up to Oppose .XXX at ICANN Meeting

The Free Speech Coalition and industry representatives will be gathering in San Francisco on Thursday to stage a protest rally and press conference in opposition to ICM Registry’s application to run a.XXX sTLD.

Bill Clinton to Speak at ICANN Meeting

ICANN's San Francisco meeting, which starts today, promises to be a memorable one.

Governments Put Presssure on ICANN Over gTLDs

ICANN has listed 23 areas of continued disagreement over proposed rules for new generic top-level domain names.

opinion

Update from Brussels: ICANN-GAC Consultation

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Diane Duke ·

FSC Attends ICANN-GAC Meeting in Brussels

Monday’s meeting between the ICANN board of directors and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) primarily consisted of clarification of the items on which the GAC and the board were at odds, as well as agreeing on the process to consider those items.

opinion

FSC Travels to Brussels for ICANN-GAC Consultation

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Diane Duke ·

FSC’s Duke Travels to Brussels for ICANN Conference

Free Speech Coalition's Executive Director Diane Duke will travel next week to Brussels, Belgium, to attend the ICANN Board-GAC consultation.

ICANN Could Decide on .XXX at March 18 Meeting

ICANN confirmed Monday morning in a web post that it will hold its general board meeting on Friday, March 18. At that time ICANN will vote on the .XXX proposal.

Proposal for .Gay TLD Stirs Controversy

The founder of dotGay said he plans on asking ICANN to approve a disputed new TLD, .gay.

ICANN Clears Way for Internet’s Next Generation

The Internet's overseers parted ways with the last 83.9 million addresses needed to connect devices to today's Net — then touted the next-generation Internet.

opinion

FSC Sends Letter to ICANN, GAC, Opposing Proposed .XXX sTLD

<p>Free Speech Coalition (FSC) on Friday sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Internet regulator ICANN and to its Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), urging the Board not approve Internet registrar ICM’s application for the proposed

Diane Duke ·

FSC Sends Letter to GAC, ICANN Board

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) on Friday sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Internet regulator ICANN and to its Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), urging the Board not approve Internet registrar ICM’s application for the proposed .XXX sponsored top level domain (sTLD).

ICANN Board to Meet With GAC Next Month in Brussels

ICANN plans on meeting with its independent Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) regarding new gTLD names in late February.

ASACP Issues Correction Statement to ICANN

ASACP issued a statement Monday evening, saying that I-Bridge International's John Van Arnam was not authorized by the child protection group to speak on its behalf at ICANN's Cartagena, Colombia, meeting last week.

ICANN Also Postpones gTLD Expansion Vote

.XXX wasn't the only item on the ICANN agenda not decided on Friday. It also postponed a decision on an applicant guidebook that would serve as the framework for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).

opinion

From Cartagena: ICANN Declines Approval of .XXX Until Further Negotiations with GAC

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Diane Duke ·

ICANN Postpones Decision on .XXX

At its board meeting this morning, ICANN’s Board of Directors voted to postpone a decision for a .XXX sponsored top level domain.

FSC Submits Letter to ICANN, Travels to Colombia

Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Diane Duke and FSC Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas will travel to Cartagena, Colombia, next week to oppose the proposed .XXX sTLD at the ICANN Board of Directors meeting.

opinion

FSC Press Release: Letter Submitted to ICANN, FSC Travels to Cartagena

<p>Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Diane Duke and FSC Board Chair Jeffrey Douglas will travel to Cartagena, Columbia, next week to oppose the proposed

Diane Duke ·

ICANN Delays Decision on .XXX

The ICANN Board of Directors have agreed to seek more consultation and clarification from the Government Advisory Committee on ICM's application, in effect delaying any decision on .XXX until ICANN's next meeting in December.