domains Authorities to remove child exploitation material from .CC domains

[Lox]

Federal authorities have pledged to take action after an internet domain assigned to a remote Australian territory descended into a haven for child sexual abuse material.

The .cc domain, which is geographically assigned to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands but managed by United States tech giant Verisign, has appeared on watchlists for child exploitation over the past decade.

Figures released by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) last week list .cc as the ninth most abused top level domain in 2022 for hosting child sexual abuse material.

In 2016 it was in the top five.

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[draco]

They're giving these site owners advanced warning by issuing a press release... why?

 

[D Haynes]

In 2016 it was in the top 5 but it's news now it's dropped to 9? Essentially it's improved no?