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ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Ukraine’s request to cut Russia off from core parts of the Internet has been rejected by the nonprofit group that oversees the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). CEO Göran Marby of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) said the group must “maintain neutrality and act in […]

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Ukraine wants Russia cut off from core Internet systems—experts say it’s a bad idea

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) A Ukraine government official on Monday asked the nonprofit group that oversees the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) to shut down DNS root servers in Russia and revoke Russian domains such as. ru,. рф, and. su. The letter to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) was […]