A Moral Internet?- The Registrars' Secret Weapon
The Internet Governance Project did an analysis of the ToS of 74 registrars who manage 90% of all domains. Their findings are intriguing especially since they show that there is a link between domain name policy and internet content regulation. e.g.: *We found the ToS of 26 registrars using the term “moral” in some manner, ranging from prohibiting use of the domain that is “contrary to” or “violates good morals”, or requiring that the domain or content found at the domain "must comply with...social public morals” or “good morals", to the most frequently found restriction of domain name use in "morally objectionable activities". * https://via.hypothes.is/http://www.internetgovernance.org/wordpress/wp-conte... Might be of interest. -- *Mercy Mutemi*.
Hi Mercy, Most registrars that register Country Code Top Level Domain registries encounter this requirement. A high number of Country Code Top Level Domain Registries are under some form of supervision by Regulatory Agencies across the globe. This is especially so in Africa where a majority of the registries (approximately 40 %) are operated by a regulator , government institution or University as such it is common to find clauses limiting offensive and inappropriate registrations in the registry policy. This is a debatable issue but again governments serve as moral police within their respective territories. The case is different for generic Top Level Domain registries which are more consumer driven, (the .xxx kind) Regards On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:40 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Internet Governance Project did an analysis of the ToS of 74 registrars who manage 90% of all domains. Their findings are intriguing especially since they show that there is a link between domain name policy and internet content regulation.
e.g.:
*We found the ToS of 26 registrars using the term “moral” in some manner, ranging from prohibiting use of the domain that is “contrary to” or “violates good morals”, or requiring that the domain or content found at the domain "must comply with...social public morals” or “good morals", to the most frequently found restriction of domain name use in "morally objectionable activities". *
https://via.hypothes.is/http://www.internetgovernance.org/ wordpress/wp-content/uploads/AmoralReg-PAPER-final.pdf
Might be of interest.
-- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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@Barrack I'm in agreement with you. @Mercy and all this link might be useful:- https://www.internetjurisdiction.net/ Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 7:17 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Mercy,
Most registrars that register Country Code Top Level Domain registries encounter this requirement. A high number of Country Code Top Level Domain Registries are under some form of supervision by Regulatory Agencies across the globe. This is especially so in Africa where a majority of the registries (approximately 40 %) are operated by a regulator , government institution or University as such it is common to find clauses limiting offensive and inappropriate registrations in the registry policy. This is a debatable issue but again governments serve as moral police within their respective territories. The case is different for generic Top Level Domain registries which are more consumer driven, (the .xxx kind)
Regards
On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:40 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
The Internet Governance Project did an analysis of the ToS of 74 registrars who manage 90% of all domains. Their findings are intriguing especially since they show that there is a link between domain name policy and internet content regulation.
e.g.:
*We found the ToS of 26 registrars using the term “moral” in some manner, ranging from prohibiting use of the domain that is “contrary to” or “violates good morals”, or requiring that the domain or content found at the domain "must comply with...social public morals” or “good morals", to the most frequently found restriction of domain name use in "morally objectionable activities". *
https://via.hypothes.is/http://www.internetgovernance.org/wo rdpress/wp-content/uploads/AmoralReg-PAPER-final.pdf
Might be of interest.
-- *Mercy Mutemi*.
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