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Re: [governance] ICANN Board Vote Signals Era of Censorship inDomain Names
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Milton Mueller <[log in to unmask]>
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Milton Mueller <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Apr 2007 23:21:41 -0400
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>>> Vittorio Bertola <[log in to unmask]> 04/03/07 7:04 PM >>>
>Incidentally, even if this wasn't a factor in the decision, I 
>think that, if ICANN had approved .xxx, one minute later 
>there would have been many governments suggesting to 
>freeze the introduction of new gTLDs until ICANN started 
>to be more considerate in choices. In realpolitik 
>terms, it would have been a disaster.

Thank you, Vittorio, for admitting the real reason why the Board
majority voted against .xxx. 
Can we dispense with the other rationalizations now?

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