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This. There should be anti-monopoly regulation that would state that e-mail addresses belong to users, just like the phone numbers or domain names.
by startupsfail 4y ago
This. There should be anti-monopoly regulation that would state that e-mail addresses belong to users, just like the phone numbers or domain names.
- orangepurple 4y agoI own my domain and therefore my email address will belong to me as long as I can pay the property tax (ICANN) and management company (Fastmail).
- bmacho 4y agoThey can ban you for no reason, just like google.
- csande17 4y agoIf you have your own domain, Fastmail banning you is a minor speed bump at worst. You can just point your domain at a different email provider. You can similarly transfer domains between registrars if one of them doesn't like you. And in practice, your domain registrar not liking you is pretty rare; I've only heard of it happening with famously evil alt-right websites and they generally manage to find a registrar that will take their business.
- 411111111111111 4y ago> You can similarly transfer domains between registrars if one of them doesn't like you. That's sadly not true. There are various examples of individuals loosing their domains as registrar's refuse to release them. The transfer only works if both registers play ball, so it's essentially a very similar situation.
- pyuser583 4y agoYep. I’ve seen this happen. A registrar revoked the domain, we tried to transfer. The registrar required email verification of who we are, but for obvious reasons email wasn’t working. Fun times.