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How long until Google will start removing domains that don't fit their "values"?

wolco 8y ago
Very quickly.
kabwj 8y ago
What if they remove domains owned by open source projects that refuse to implement a CoC? I don’t think they will, but buying a domain from a company that’s so involved in politics doesn’t seem wise.
- komali2 8y ago
  Then you yell a lot on the internet and find out if you're on the good side of the cultural Zeitgeist.
hobs 8y ago
Surprise! Pretty much every provider has a terms of service.
- xg15 8y ago
  Good thing I don't need to bother with public DNS if I just want to serve things for a private LAN - oh wait, thanks to HSTS I now do!
- prepend 8y ago
  Which registrars have TOS that allow removal of customers based on values?
  - judge2020 8y ago
    Every single one that says "we may terminate for any reason or no reason at all". Gab was kicked off of GoDaddy because of what they allow.
bitL 8y ago
"Our ML predictor calculated with 95% confidence that in the next 3 years your software will become our competitor, damaging our projected profits. We decided to terminate your domain ownership and auctioned it off to PigsDoAds Inc., effectively immediately. Our ensemble of customer support chatbots wishes you a wonderful day! "
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y ago
  Buy and transfer to namecheap?
  - CydeWeys 8y ago
    Namecheap is also participating in EAP for .dev, so you can skip the transfer entirely.
nabla9 8y ago
Good question. Nobody seems to know the answer here. HN seems to be generally knowledgeable, but in this case nobody seems to be able to provide answers with good references, just guesswork. Google operates the domain. How much regulatory power it has? What is the agreement with ICANN. What is the dispute solution mechanism? ---- edit after looking around, operator agreement with ICANN seems include public interest commitments etc. Operator can't do whatever they want and their policy should be transparent. > Registry Operator will operate the TLD in a transparent manner consistent with general principles of openness and non-discrimination by establishing, publishing and adhering to clear registration policies. https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/agreement-approved-31jul17-en.html https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/ag...

Very quickly.

What if they remove domains owned by open source projects that refuse to implement a CoC? I don’t think they will, but buying a domain from a company that’s so involved in politics doesn’t seem wise.

komali2 8y ago
Then you yell a lot on the internet and find out if you're on the good side of the cultural Zeitgeist.

hobs 8y ago

Surprise! Pretty much every provider has a terms of service.

xg15 8y ago
Good thing I don't need to bother with public DNS if I just want to serve things for a private LAN - oh wait, thanks to HSTS I now do!
prepend 8y ago
Which registrars have TOS that allow removal of customers based on values?
- judge2020 8y ago
  Every single one that says "we may terminate for any reason or no reason at all". Gab was kicked off of GoDaddy because of what they allow.

bitL 8y ago

"Our ML predictor calculated with 95% confidence that in the next 3 years your software will become our competitor, damaging our projected profits. We decided to terminate your domain ownership and auctioned it off to PigsDoAds Inc., effectively immediately. Our ensemble of customer support chatbots wishes you a wonderful day! "

WrtCdEvrydy 8y ago
Buy and transfer to namecheap?
- CydeWeys 8y ago
  Namecheap is also participating in EAP for .dev, so you can skip the transfer entirely.

nabla9 8y ago

Good question. Nobody seems to know the answer here. HN seems to be generally knowledgeable, but in this case nobody seems to be able to provide answers with good references, just guesswork. Google operates the domain. How much regulatory power it has? What is the agreement with ICANN. What is the dispute solution mechanism? ---- edit after looking around, operator agreement with ICANN seems include public interest commitments etc. Operator can't do whatever they want and their policy should be transparent. > Registry Operator will operate the TLD in a transparent manner consistent with general principles of openness and non-discrimination by establishing, publishing and adhering to clear registration policies. https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/agreement-approved-31jul17-en.html https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/agreements/ag...