<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Great blog that lays out the issues very well. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I now it is only part of the issue, but I am personally becoming quite shocked at how slowly ICANN moves towards implementation of the policies that the community works so hard on. Would ICANN getting an OFAC licence significantly improve this situation?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I agree with the issue with Spec 12 exacerbating the problem significantly, though it seems like it would not fix it entirely. Do you think there is significant community support for removing Spec 12 entirely, or would there need to be a review or replacement process?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">David<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 18 Feb 2022, at 2:40 am, farzaneh badii <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@GMAIL.COM" class="">farzaneh.badii@GMAIL.COM</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">It turns out that the new gTLDs can't or won't provide their services to ordinary people in sanctioned countries mainly because of spec 12. Spec 12 has been an awfully controversial clause. One problem that it raises is the issue of sanctions.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">How can we go about this, NCSG? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Here is a blog that I wrote about the issue: <a href="https://digitalmedusa.org/oneworld-someinternet-new-gtld-registries-and-sanctioned-countries/" class="">https://digitalmedusa.org/oneworld-someinternet-new-gtld-registries-and-sanctioned-countries/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">P.S. another policy that can block access for ordinary registrants in sanctioned countries is thick WHOIS! we need to stop coming up with policies that goes against ICANN mission which is global coordination and not global elimination. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Best regards, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif" class="">Farzaneh </font></div></div></div></div></div>
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