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In 2010, ICM CEO, [[Stuart Lawley]], registered on the most popular adult industry forum, xbiz.net, and sustained a conversation with concerned community members for some time. While many points were discussed civilly, some members attacked Mr. Lawley personally, while others merely side-tracked the conversation. A screen-grab of the entire forum thread can be seen [http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/images/pdf/XBIZ.net%20Thread.pdf here]. [[Diane Duke]] and Stuart Lawley partook in a live debate on the merits and drawbacks of .xxx at the inaugural XBiz EU Summit, held in London in September, 2010. A video of the interaction can be seen [http://www.xbiz.com/blogs/139525 here].
In 2010, ICM CEO, [[Stuart Lawley]], registered on the most popular adult industry forum, xbiz.net, and sustained a conversation with concerned community members for some time. While many points were discussed civilly, some members attacked Mr. Lawley personally, while others merely side-tracked the conversation. A screen-grab of the entire forum thread can be seen [http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/images/pdf/XBIZ.net%20Thread.pdf here]. [[Diane Duke]] and Stuart Lawley partook in a live debate on the merits and drawbacks of .xxx at the inaugural XBiz EU Summit, held in London in September, 2010. A video of the interaction can be seen [http://www.xbiz.com/blogs/139525 here].
===Threats of Banning .xxx===
It was a concern to ICANN, its [[GAC]], and the Internet community, that .xxx would be a wholly blockable domain extension in the [[Root Zone|root zone]]. This would be unprecedented. While many restrictive governments block and censor certain sites, it was a new concept to block an entire extension. This fact failed to stop the passage of .xxx, and while India, Kenya, China, and Egypt have all threatened to ban the extensions, no national censorship has been put in place in these countries or elsewhere.<ref>[http://100gf.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/india-becomes-first-country-to-block-entire-xxx-domain/ India becomes First Country to Block Entire XXX Domain, 100gf.Wordpress.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.ynot.com/content/116795-kenya-joins-list-countries-block-dot-xxx.html Kenya Joins List Countries Block dot XXX]</ref><ref>[http://www.ynot.com/content/116795-kenya-joins-list-countries-block-dot-xxx.html Kenya Joins List Countries Block dot XXX]</ref><ref>[http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/28/egypt-porn-ban/ Egypt Porn Ban, VentureBeat.com]</ref>
===Manwin Lawsuit===
===Manwin Lawsuit===