Tom, On Nov 15, 2024, at 9:11 AM, Tom Beecher <beec...@beecher.cc> wrote: > However, I think it's an overblown concern. If a government entity has the > courts in their pocket to force an RIR to do a thing, they have the power to > do abou 10 other much easier things that would actually prevent full access > to the thing they don't like. ( I'm taking your servers, I'm forcing you to > unplug routers, etc)
RIRs serve multiple (potentially overlapping) jurisdictions, thereby providing a way for effects to cross national boundaries. > Doesn't really make sense for them to force the RIR to do a think that would > only disrupt access, not prevent it entirely. Forcing registrars and resolver operators to block the lookup of certain names does not prevent access entirely, yet it is a very common technique imposed by national regulators and courts all over the world. Regards, -drc
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