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.com and .net are US top-level domains and the whole domain system is controlled by ICANN which is located in the US and thus under US law. In principle you ca
by throwaway4good 5y ago
.com and .net are US top-level domains and the whole domain system is controlled by ICANN which is located in the US and thus under US law.
In principle you can take a more local name server (or just /etc/hosts) and point the name presstv.com to its original ip-address. Or use a TLD (like .se) which are not under direct US control.
Politics wise. It is an unconstructive move by the US administration though, will not be to the US's longterm benifits.
- squiggleblaz 5y agoHas this happened before (to websites primarily of concern to those not in the US)? The internet has been forking for a while, and I suppose eventually we will have national internets subject to border controls like other forms of commerce, but I am surprised to see the US encouraging it.
- throwaway4good 5y agoIt happens regularly - though going after presstv is more aggressive than usual.