[CPWG] Are Blockchain Domains within the Mission of ICANN - WAS RE: Questions to the board about distributed DNS

[Chokri Ben Romdhane]

Hi Evan,

"The alternative to tolerance is reciprocity or other punitive measures,
which will only make the fragmentation worse."

Indeed  and the cryptocurrency is a good example, if the OFAC
<https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information>
had the ability to censure some Ethereum  currency
<https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916>,
<https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916>  they did not have
this capability with Bitcoin based currency since  it would be difficult to
pinpoint responsibility at any  level .

Friendly regards
Chokri

Le jeu. 24 nov. 2022 à 19:24, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> a écrit :

> Hi Chokri,
>
> What is important to note is that the view of internet fragmentation  has
>> evolved and now a certain level of fragmentation is tolerable  ( at
>> different layers : Technical , Governance , Trade ), and as you have
>> mentioned now we are looking for bridges. Hope that is not only a business
>> trend!
>>
>
> I don't think we have a choice over whether or not to tolerate it.
> Fragmentation already exists, in the form of arbitrary website blockages in
> various countries. The most obvious is the Great Firewall of China, but
> that country is far from alone in blocking sites. The reasons can be
> political, economic, cultural or ethical, and even western countries engage
> in it (for instance, piracy or Nazi sites). The alternative to tolerance is
> reciprocity or other punitive measures, which will only make the
> fragmentation worse.
>
> The fragmentation can even be technical and benign rather than active. The
> whole reason for ICANN's "universal acceptance" marketing campaign is to
> convince the world to implement ICANN's initiatives in new domains and
> non-Latin character-set support. Surely these campaigns wouldn't be needed
> if implementation was widespread.
>
> - Evan
>
>
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