Re: Ukraine request yikes

[virendra rode <virendra.rode () gmail com>]

I concur, this is an extremely dangerous slippery slope that ICANN should refrain. There’s the possibility for 
misfires, misattribution and miscalculation that could backfire which is extremely concerning.

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regards,
/vrode 

> On Mar 1, 2022, at 00:56, Matthew Petach <mpetach () netflight com> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 12:19 AM George Herbert <george.herbert () gmail com> wrote:
> > Posted by Bill Woodcock on Twitter… https://twitter.com/woodyatpch/status/1498472865301098500?s=21
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> > https://pastebin.com/DLbmYahS
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> > Ukraine (I think I read as) want ICANN to turn root nameservers off, revoke address delegations, and turn off TLDs 
> > for Russia.
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> > Seems… instability creating…
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> > -george
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> Information sharing should increase during wartime, not decrease.
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> Restricting information is more often the playbook of authoritarian regimes, 
> and not something we should generally support.  
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> Besides, GhostWriter is based out of Belarus, not Russia proper.  ^_^;
> https://www.wired.com/story/ghostwriter-hackers-belarus-russia-misinformationo/
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> Matt