2026-08-28 14:06 UTC
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@lavenderjamie@fedi.hug.institute 2026-08-29 09:03
@cwebber@social.coop For those in the networking space or otherwise interested, there was a recent E-Mail thread in the NANOG (North American Network Operators' Group) with the subject of "New DNS vulnerability: political overreach" containing discussion on US government interference with the Internet. https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/nanog@lists.nanog.org/thread/55UTA3Q4NIN5455KV7TAY7YTMC7ZUENI/ The list is moderated but open to all.
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@jackemled@furry.engineer 2026-08-28 20:03
@cwebber@social.coop DNS is "decentralized" because if one server removes a domain name, you can just use another one that still has it. However this is not at all how DNSs are operated in reality & it is completely centralized. There are a few alternative DNS networks, but those are also centralized! What are people getting confused about here, the acronym? The "D" stands for "domain", not "decentralized".
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@cassiopeia@thicc.horse 2026-08-28 14:10
@cwebber@social.coop wait why do they tell you this
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@gettie@fedi.catto.garden 2026-08-28 14:13
@cwebber@social.coop that's why we should consider supporting projects like OpenNIC and building decentralized, grassroots infrastructure
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@onemoreday@critter.cafe 2026-08-28 14:16
@cwebber@social.coop that is pretty crazy. any website a government doesn't like can just be removed from the Internet now apparently, simply by labeling it as terrorist propaganda