[Ncsg-discuss] PIR and Autistici/Inventati

[Michael Karanicolas]

I don't mean to open up any old wounds from folks who were involved in
the jurisdiction debates in Workstream 2 (or earlier...), but given
the directions things have been going in the U.S. it's honestly
irresponsible that they continue to wield this level of influence over
the DNS, and that organizations like ICANN and PIR haven't done more
to hedge against the inevitable abuses that are likely coming down the
pike.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM Kathy Kleiman
<00001e85639e37fc-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Niels and All,
>
> I checked with PIR and learned the following:  This was an instance
> where the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a financial
> enforcement agency of the US Department of the Treasury specifically put
> these specific domain names on the “Specially Designated National” or
> “SDN” list. The action was taken by Identity Digital (handling Registry
> Service Provider processes), which is legally required to monitor the
> SDN list for domains and if there’s a direct match, suspend the name to
> comply with US OFAC obligations as a service provider. As US-based
> companies, both ID and PIR are bound to follow US law.
>
> OFAC maintains an appeals process for someone seeking to get their name
> removed from the list:
> https://ofac.treasury.gov/specially-designated-nationals-list-sdn-list/filing-a-petition-for-removal-from-an-ofac-list.
> If the domain names get removed from the SDN list, the suspensions can
> be lifted.
>
> -------------------------
>
> Best regards, Kathy
>
> >
> > On 8/28/2026 11:42 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Who is currently our representative on the PIR board? It is quite
> >> unsettling that PIR has taken away the .org registration from an
> >> Italian NGO following Trump government's executive order.
> >>
> >> https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defend-autistici-inventati-before-september-25/
> >>
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Niels
> >>
> >>
> --
> Kathy Kleiman
> Past President, Domain Name Rights Coalition