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| Introduced | 24 April 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA) |
| Sponsor | Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited (cxDA) |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Christmas Island |
| Registered domains | ~14,000 (2022-12-14)[1] |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations can be made directly at second level; some third-level names exist for Christmas Island sites such as governmental sites in .gov.cx |
| Documents | Registration agreement Acceptable Use Policy |
| Dispute policies | CoCCA Complaint Resolution Service |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | cxda.org.cx |
.cx is the country code top-level domain for Christmas Island. It is administered by the Christmas Island Internet Administration, through the Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited. The Christmas Island Internet Administration is a community-owned non-profit company which also provides Internet service to the island's residents. .cx is a member of the Council of Country Code Administrators, a group of country-code domains making use of common registry and/or dispute resolution services.
The top-level domain was formerly administered by Planet Three Limited, a company with offices in the United Kingdom and Australia, which went bankrupt and ceased operations, voluntarily transferring management to the Christmas Island Internet Administration (called Dot CX Limited at the time).[citation needed] The local (shire) government of Christmas Island endorsed the transfer, but the Commonwealth of Australia (which has international authority over Christmas Island as an external territory) did not immediately approve it. Australia has since published a memorandum of understanding which recognises the Christmas Island Internet Administration as the legitimate manager of .cx.[citation needed]
The domain achieved a certain degree of notoriety when it was used for the shock site goatse.cx, to the point the Christmas Island Internet Administration was forced to take down the website following complaints by Christmas Islanders.[2]
- ^ "cxDA". cxDA. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Miller, Garth (12 January 2004). "Notice Regarding AUP Complaint Version 1.1 (redacted)" (PDF). Christmas Island Internet Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2014.