.sexy

Internet top-level domain .sexy 2013 Generic top-level domain Active Uniregistry Adult entertainment Yes Yes 10,203 September 2023 https://ntldstats.com/tld/sexy .sexy nTLDStats 21 September 2023 .sexy is a generic top-level domain owned by Uniregistry. Delegated on 14 November 2013, .sexy was the subject of controversy due to opposition from the government of Saudi Arabia and privacy concerns regarding registering domains. History .sexy, along with .tattoo, was one of the first two gTLDs launched by Uniregistry on 14 November 2013.http://domainincite.com/15051-sexy-and-10-more-gtld-now-in-the-root .sexy and 10 more gTLDs now in the root Domain Incite Murphy Kevin 14 November 2013 19 May 2021 Its sunrise period, during which pre-existing trademark holders may register URLs prior to general availability to prevent domain squatting, lasted from 11 December 2013 to 9 February 2014, and it entered general availability on 25 February 2014.https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods?search_api_views_fulltext=.sexy&sunrise_open%5Bdate%5D=&sunrise_close%5Bdate%5D=&field_gtld_sunrise_close=2 TLD Startup Information ICANN 2015 20 May 2021 .sexy was one of the first hundred gTLDs to be delegated.https://mashable.com/2014/01/22/first-100-gtld/ First 100 Generic Internet Domains Include .Rich, .Sexy and .Ninja Mashable Pachal Pete 23 January 2014 20 May 2021 Prior to its release, .sexy was one of many announced gTLDs, variously reported as 31https://slate.com/technology/2012/08/icann-top-level-domain-applications-saudi-arabia-apparently-objects-to-catholic-gay-bible.html Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains Slate Bosch Torie 16 August 2012 19 May 2021 and over 160,https://www.arabianbusiness.com/saudi-arabia-objects-new-internet-domain-names-470186.html Saudi Arabia objects to new internet domain names Arabian Business Sutton Mark 17 August 2012 19 May 2021 that the Communication and Information Technology Commission of the government of Saudi Arabia objected to; other TLDs found objectionable included .gay, .casino, .sucks, .wine, and .bible. On the first day of .sexy's general availability, around 2,000 domain names were registered, which commentators described as a "disappointing" low showing. The domain had a comparable number of first-day registrations as unpopular domains from Uniregistry's competitor Donuts such as .gallery and .estate.https://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/26/frank-schillings-sexy-close-to-2000-domains-tattoo-700/ Frank Schilling's .Sexy close to 2,000 domains, .Tattoo 700 Domain Name Wire Allemann Andrew 26 February 2014 20 May 2021http://domainincite.com/15933-disappointing-sexy-launch-shows-the-importance-of-the-channel Disappointing .sexy launch shows the importance of the channel Domain Incite Murphy Kevin 27 February 2014 20 May 2021 .sexy's launch was hampered by a lack of support from and availability at major domain name registrars such as GoDaddy,https://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/24/frank-schillings-first-two-top-level-domain-names-available-tomorrow/ Frank Schilling's first two top level domain names available tomorrow Domain Name Wire Allemann Andrew 24 February 2014 20 May 2021 based in privacy concerns around Uniregistry's demands that registrants inform Uniregistry of their real names and identities to purchase domains.http://domainincite.com/15913-heres-why-registrars-are-boycotting-sexy Here's why registrars are boycotting .sexy Domain Incite Murphy Kevin 25 February 2014 20 May 2021 A number of pre-orders of .sexy domains were also stymied by domain name collision, the phenomenon where a private (intranet) domain name system queries a public one,https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/name-collision-2013-12-06-en Name Collision Resources & Information ICANN 6 December 2013 20 May 2021 and by names that had been pre-ordered being reserved by Uniregistry.https://www.thedomains.com/2014/02/28/if-you-pre-ordered-one-of-these-sexy-domains-dont-blame-uniregistry-blame-your-registrar/ If You Pre-Ordered One Of These .Sexy Domains Don't Blame Uniregistry Blame Your Registrar The Domains Berkens Michael 28 February 2014 20 May 2021 In 2015, a survey by ICANN concluded networks in Iran were systematically blocking .sexy domains.http://domainincite.com/19317-sexy-may-be-blocked-in-iran .sexy may be blocked in Iran Domain Incite Murphy Kevin 16 September 2015 20 May 2021 In 2017, Uniregistry CEO Frank Schilling increased the price of .sexy and a number of other domains due to low uptake. Schilling stated that the costs of running a TLD demanded that low-use TLDs, such as .sexy, be sold at higher price points in order to turn a profit.http://domainincite.com/21603-schilling-big-price-increases-needed-to-keep-new-gtlds-alive Schilling: big price increases needed to keep new gTLDs alive Domain Incite Murphy Kevin 7 March 2017 20 May 2021 Usage According to Schilling, .sexy domains are intended "for fun, for fashion, for recreation, as a novelty, [and] for risqué content".https://www.name.com/blog/general/2014/10/sexy-is-too-sexy-for-its-shirt-a-rapid-fire-q-and-a-with-uniregistry-ceo-frank-schilling/ .SEXY is too sexy for its shirt: A rapid-fire Q and A with Uniregistry CEO Frank Schilling Name.com 4 October 2014 20 May 2021 .sexy has also been associated with cybersquatting, with cybersquatters purchasing .sexy domains for major companies who rejected having their trademarks associated with adult industries;https://giga.law/blog/2016/01/06/adult-domains-pose-new-challenges-trademark-owners 'Adult' Domains Pose New Challenges for Trademark Owners GigaLaw Isenberg Doug 6 January 2016 20 May 2021 such misuse was predicted prior to the domain's release, with commentators describing them as potentially costing companies "serious money".https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/ready-or-not-here-come-the-new-internet-top-level-domain-names/ Ready or not, here come the new Internet top-level domain names ZDNet Vaughn-Nichols Steven J 29 January 2014 20 May 2021 Explicit content is prohibited on the home pages of websites with .sexy domains, although sites are permitted to have a landing page with a warning button that needs to be clicked through to access such content.https://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/23/porn-wont-be-allowed-on-the-home-page-of-sexy-websites/ Porn won't be allowed on the home page of .Sexy websites Domain Name Wire Allemann Andrew 23 January 2014 20 May 2021 2023, there are 10,203 registered .sexy domains, making up 0.03% of all domains. NameCheap holds the majority of the .sexy market share with 65.8%, although 14% of .sexy domains are registered by registries outside the top ten. The domain's lack of popularity was described by domain expert Kevin Murphy as a failure of Schilling's own practices: You can put pretty much any profession or product name in front of a .guru and it is meaningful as a brand or a rather grandiose self-appointed title. Not so with .sexy. Ironically, this appears to be [Schilling's] "Toilet Paper Test" in action. Schilling argues that the test of how generic, and by extension popular, a gTLD is should be whether toiletpaper.[tld] works. I think toiletpaper.guru works, but toiletpaper.sexy does not. Kevin Murphy, Domain Incite See also Internet pornography References expanded Category:Top-level domains Category:Generic top-level domains Category:2013 introductions Category:Sexuality and computing