Topic: ICANN
ICANN, the organization responsible for managing domain names, faces increasing scrutiny over its role in censorship and control of online content. Proposals to expand its operations to target so-called ‘disinformation’ sites raise concerns about government overreach and the potential for arbitrary domain seizures. The lack of accountability in ICANN’s operations poses significant risks to free expression and privacy online.
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EU Disinfo Lab Proposes Expanding ICANN Operations From Phishing and Malware To Target “Disinformation” Sites at the Domain Level
EU DisinfoLab proposes using ICANN’s security system against “disinformation,” raising questions about internet governance and the boundaries of free speech.
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New proposals would let governments seize domain names
New censorship tool.
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Ukraine asks for Russian web domains to be deleted
And demands DNS servers be shut down.
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Brave outlines its crypto DNS strategy
An uncensorable future.
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ICANN has a monopoly on domain names and is unaccountable
A recent example.
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Popular torrent site YggTorrent goes down after domain suspension
The site is a major torrent site in France.
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Senator Wyden and others question private equity firm’s .org takeover
Congress is addressing the controversy.
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The Pirate Bay is at risk of losing its domain after the sale of the .org registry
The .org registry is controversially changing hands.
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ICANN controversially decides to remove .org domain price cap
Many believe that ICANN has bowed to lobbyists.
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Amazon gets the .amazon domain name, upsetting the South American region with the same name
ICANN decided to give full power over the domain to the web services company.
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Amazon is fighting South America over the “.amazon” domain
Amazon the company and Amazon, the rainforest both want the .amazon domain, and neither is willing to give up the…