The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is joining schools like the UW-Madison and Marquette University in purchasing Internet domain names with the “.xxx” suffix.
UW-Green Bay spokesman Chris Sampson says websites with that ending are primarily pornography sites, and school officials did not want to take a chance at being associated with them.
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Sampson is not aware of any website operators planning to bank on the school’s name, but he says it’s better to be cautious.
Some schools have purchased more than a dozen domain names with the “.xxx” ending. Sampson says the move will cost the UW-Green Bay about $500 a year.
Rick Schuh, WBHY