.kid domain on the way?

The European parliament is now working on a recommendation for a proposal on "the protection of children and human dignity" in the audiovisual and information services world.

Parliament member and editor of the proposal, Marielle de Sarnez, is recommending the creation of a new generic top level domain, .kid, which will be reserved for "permanently monitored sites which would undertake to respect minors and their rights, on pain of criminal penalties".

Marielle de Sarnez told AFP: "The latest statistics show that time spent on the internet by young people is now greater than that spent in front of the television. At the same time, there are currently around 260 million pornographic pages available on the web."

The text proposed by the European parliament will now be examined by the Council members, before eventually being put before members of the European parliament for a second reading.