File formats:

Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Author:

D. Eastlake 3rd

Stream:

INDEPENDENT

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3675

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Abstract

Periodically there are proposals to mandate the use of a special top level name or an IP address bit to flag "adult" or "unsafe" material or the like. This document explains why this is an ill considered idea from the legal, philosophical, and particularly, the technical points of view.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.