Nerd Alert! Adult Sites To Finally Get ".xxx" URLs

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After rejecting the idea three times in the last 10 years, ICANN—the agency that controls web addresses—is finally set to add ".xxx" URL suffixes for adult sites. The idea is that porn sites will now be easier to identify, so parents will have an easier time keeping their children away from it. But porn will also be way easier to find, so our guess is that it'll actually have the opposite effect. Kids these days have it so easy. [AP]

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