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Going after DNS resolvers seems like the easy win. If a website was breaking the law so egregiously then take it to ICANN to get the domain name seized. I'd wag
by flumpcakes 11mo ago
Going after DNS resolvers seems like the easy win. If a website was breaking the law so egregiously then take it to ICANN to get the domain name seized. I'd wager that's a much harder thing to prove, hence the strong arming of DNS resolvers.
- michaelt 11mo agoSeizing a domain name via ICANN has to be global, as I understand it, while a website might have only broken some nations laws. If the UK government wants to ban porn but loves gambling, while the US wants to ban gambling but loves porn, a blocking mechanism that lets them have different blocklists allows both nations to get the censorship their voters have chosen.
- whimsicalism 11mo agoPretty sure the US does it all the time or just contacts the registrar.
- iamnothere 11mo agoOnly for TLDs within legal reach. TLDs like .ru and .su require diplomatic outreach and backroom deals.
- dc396 11mo agoICANN has no mandate, mechanism, or ability to seize domains. The only tool they have is de-accreditation of registrars (which obviously affects ALL domains registered by that registrar) and that tool is only used when there is clear and non-cured breach of the ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement.