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.sexy
Introduced2013
TLD typeGeneric top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryUniregistry
Intended useAdult entertainment
Registered domains6,108 (May 2021)[1]
DNSSECYes
IDNYes

.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.[2] 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 25 February 2014.[3] .sexy was one of the first hundred gTLDs to be delegated.[4] Prior to its release, .sexy was one of many announced gTLDs, variously reported as 31[5] and over 160,[6] 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.[5][6]

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.[7][8] .sexy's launch was hampered by a lack of support from and availability at major domain name registrars such as GoDaddy,[9] based in privacy concerns around Uniregistry's demands that registrants inform Uniregistry of their real names and identities to purchase domains.[10] 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,[11] and by names that had been pre-ordered being reserved by Uniregistry.[12]

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.[13]

Usage

According to Frank Schilling, CEO of Uniregistry, .sexy domains are intended "for fun, for fashion, for recreation, as a novelty, [and] for risqué content".[14] Explicit content is prohibited on the home page 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.[15]

References

  1. ^ ".sexy". nTLDStats. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Murphy, Kevin (14 November 2013). ".sexy and 10 more gTLDs now in the root". Domain Incite. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "TLD Startup Information". ICANN. 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ Pachal, Pete (23 January 2014). "First 100 Generic Internet Domains Include .Rich, .Sexy and .Ninja". Mashable. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b Bosch, Torie (16 August 2012). "Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains". Slate. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sutton, Mark (17 August 2012). "Saudi Arabia objects to new internet domain names". Arabian Business. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ Allemann, Andrew (26 February 2014). "Frank Schilling's .Sexy close to 2,000 domains, .Tattoo 700". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ Murphy, Kevin (27 February 2014). "Disappointing .sexy launch shows the importance of the channel". Domain Incite. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ Allemann, Andrew (24 February 2014). "Frank Schilling's first two top level domain names available tomorrow". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. ^ Murphy, Kevin (25 February 2014). "Here's why registrars are boycotting .sexy". Domain Incite. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Name Collision Resources & Information". ICANN. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. ^ Berkens, Michael (28 February 2014). "If You Pre-Ordered One Of These .Sexy Domains Don't Blame Uniregistry Blame Your Registrar". The Domains. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. ^ Murphy, Kevin (7 March 2017). "Schilling: big price increases needed to keep new gTLDs alive". Domain Incite. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  14. ^ ".SEXY is too sexy for its shirt: A rapid-fire Q and A with Uniregistry CEO Frank Schilling". Name.com. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  15. ^ Allemann, Andrew (23 January 2014). "Porn won't be allowed on the home page of .Sexy websites". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

https://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/23/porn-wont-be-allowed-on-the-home-page-of-sexy-websites/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ready-or-not-here-come-the-new-internet-top-level-domain-names/
http://domainincite.com/15933-disappointing-sexy-launch-shows-the-importance-of-the-channel
http://domainincite.com/13368-uniregistry-is-too-sexy-for-new-gtld-objection
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/
https://giga.law/blog/2016/01/06/adult-domains-pose-new-challenges-trademark-owners

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