Porn sites could soon get their ".xxx"

Porn sites could soon be swapping their .com for the sexier .xxx.

On Friday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers board of directors approved the new top-level domain -- that's the technical name for the .com, .xxx or .net part of a URL -- and sent it on to the next committee.

"It's been a long time coming, but I'm excited about the fact that .xxx will soon become a reality. This is great news," said Stuart Lawley, chairman of ICM Registry, the nonprofit organization that has been leading the charge to establish the new TLD.

But final approval is still months away. "The board approved the movement forward on .xxx, but .xxx itself has not been approved," said ICANN spokesman Brad White.

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