[kictanet] A Moral Internet?- The Registrars' Secret Weapon

[Ali Hussein]

@Barrack

I'm in agreement with you.

@Mercy and all this link might be useful:-

https://www.internetjurisdiction.net/

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On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 7:17 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
kictanet at 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 at 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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