.xxx has been proposed and put on hold for some time now. Although the idea of having a domain to help filter out adult content, the domain will be probably be a bit too expensive as opposed to a generic domain. Which will make it a bit hard to make existings sites to switch

why more expensive?

Besides doesn't xxx sites get a whole load of traffic and they put ads & popups everywhere so money shouldn't be that much of an issue.

Hello,

Just reading about this in the paper and to see that the proposal for .xx have been rejected by ICANN Shame this would have been so good and also help filers at schools etc

-MGS

It would have been a horrible extension, and also make noones job easier [as you would still be allowed .com adult sites]

I'm glad it got denied, and wish they had done the same for .name.