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A BIDDING war for the rights to operate adult-theme generic top-level domains (GTLDs) is expected to stir debate over internet red light districts.

The world's peak internet regulator rejected a US internet name registry's proposal to establish one such district under the top-level domain .xxx in May 2006 after it attracted protests by both porn industry groups and Christian lobbyists.
But Australia's top-level-domain registry operator AusRegistry has confirmed it has been approached by several parties seeking support for bids to register several adult-themed GTLDs, including .xxx, when the peak names regulator starts accepting them next February.
AusRegistry chief Adrian Kinderis said the registry had been approached by several entities willing to put up the $185,000 fee to register adult-themed names, including .xxx.
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