IT House March 4 news, in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, many governments and companies have squeezed Russia’s economy through increasingly strict financial sanctions, while others on the Internet aim to further sanction Russia.
On Monday, Ukrainian officials asked the Internet governance organization ICANN and the European Network Coordination Center (RIPE NCC) to withdraw the domain names ".ru", ".рф" and ".su" . They also asked to close the Moscow and St. Petersburg Root server .
On Thursday, ICANN responded to Ukraine, rejecting the request and stating that the operation was not within the scope of ICANN's mission.
ICANN CEO Goran Marby said: "As you know, the Internet is a decentralized system. No one person has the ability to control it or shut it down, and our mission does not extend to taking punitive action, launching sanctions or restricting the Internet Part of the visit. "
ICANN's official website introduction shows that ICANN, as Internet Names and Numbers Address Assignment Agency , is a non-profit public welfare enterprise with community members all over the world and is committed to ensuring the security, stability and interoperability of the Internet. Usability.
Marby said that he personally deeply regrets the suffering of the Ukrainian people during the war, but ICANN was established to ensure the normal operation of the Internet , rather than to impose sanctions on others according to the wishes of some people to affect its operation. .
IT House learned that according to a report by the Russian "Izvestia" on March 1, although Russia's Internet will not be cut off for the time being, after Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine, hackers from some countries frequently launched cyber attacks on Russia. , the Russian government is preparing to launch its own "large LAN" Runet.
