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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 29-Aug-2026 19:33:25 JST Aral Balkan

   • European Commission

   One US company – Digital Identity, Inc. – controls 271 TLDs (~42% of all TLDs).

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_Digital

   This is fine.

   It’s not.

   And that’s why the Small Web will be using Web Numbers.

   https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/

   And you should seriously be thinking about this and at least have a contingency plan given what happened this week with the fascist US government designating Autistici/Inventati – an anti-fascist Italian .org providing internet support to activists – as terrorists, sanctioning them, and knocking them off the Internet.

   https://www.telesurenglish.net/u-s-designates-palestine-action-masar-badil-and-autistici-inventati-as-terrorist-groups/

   If you’re serious about sovereignty, @EUCommission, you should be at DEFCON 1. And if your sovereignty plans don’t include decentralisation across the board, we are well and truly fucked.

   This doesn’t just concern domains. If you’re an anti-fascist or anti-genocide org or group, the fascist US government can designate you a terrorist group and sanction you thereby cutting you off from banking, hosting, and almost all other infrastructure providers with zero due process in the EU.

   PS. In case you’re wondering, this is the full list of TLDs controlled by Digital Identity, Inc.:

   Business
   • .limited
   • .ltd
   • .management
   • .network
   • .partners
   • .sarl
   • .services
   • .solutions
   • .ventures
   • .support
   • .associates
   • .business
   • .careers
   • .center
   • .consulting
   • .company
   • .enterprises
   • .gmbh (company with limited liability, German legal entity)
   • .group
   • .industries
   • .international
   • .企业 (enterprise)

   Education
   • .academy
   • .church
   • .education
   • .institute
   • .mba
   • .school
   • .schule (school)
   • .university
   • .degree

   Entertainment
   • .bingo
   • .bet
   • .casino
   • .dating
   • .dog
   • .events
   • .games
   • .movie
   • .lotto
   • .show
   • .singles
   • .theater
   • .actor
   • .band
   • .dance
   • .live
   • .poker
   • .rocks
   • .studio
   • .video
   • .游戏 (games)
   • .娱乐 (entertainment)

   Financial
   • .accountants
   • .capital
   • .cash
   • .claims
   • .credit
   • .creditcard
   • .estate
   • .exchange
   • .finance
   • .financial
   • .fund
   • .global
   • .holdings
   • .insure
   • .investments
   • .llc
   • .loans
   • .money
   • .report
   • .tax

   Fun Domains
   • .cool
   • .exposed
   • .fail
   • .black
   • .red
   • .gripe
   • .jetzt (now in German)
   • .ninja
   • .blue
   • .pink
   • .wtf (WTF means usually "what the fuck" in internet slang)
   • .life
   • .green
   • .pet

   Healthcare
   • .care
   • .clinic
   • .dental
   • .dentist
   • .doctor
   • .healthcare
   • .hospital
   • .rehab
   • .rip
   • .surgery
   • .vet
   • .vision

   Home and Construction
   • .plumbing
   • .lighting
   • .repair
   • .tools
   • .cleaning
   • .builders
   • .construction
   • .contractors
   • .works
   • .glass
   • .parts
   • .pro
   • .supplies
   • .supply
   • .tires

   Legal
   • .legal
   • .attorney
   • .lawyer

   News and Information
   • .bio
   • .chat
   • .directory
   • .fyi (for your information)
   • .info
   • .memorial
   • .tips
   • .reviews
   • .news
   • .media
   • .today

   Photography
   • .camera
   • .equipment
   • .gallery
   • .graphics
   • .photography
   • .photos
   • .pictures

   Political and Military
   • .democrat
   • .republican
   • .vote
   • .army
   • .airforce
   • .voto
   • .navy
   • .family

   Real Estate
   • .apartments
   • .camp
   • .community
   • .condos
   • .farm
   • .house
   • .immo
   • .land
   • .lease
   • .maison
   • .properties
   • .rentals
   • .villas
   • .haus (house)
   • .mortgage
   • .immobilien (property)

   Sports and Fitness
   • .bike
   • .coach
   • .football
   • .golf
   • .hockey
   • .pro
   • .run
   • .soccer
   • .team
   • .tennis
   • .training
   • .ski
   • .futbol
   • .rocks
   • .expert
   • .guru
   • .fan
   • .fitness

   Style and Fashion
   • .boutique
   • .clothing
   • .diamonds
   • .florist
   • .furniture
   • .gold
   • .jewelry
   • .salon
   • .shoes
   • .style
   • .toys
   • .watch
   • .moda (people/organizations interested in fashion and style)

   Technology
   • .codes
   • .computer
   • .domains
   • .systems
   • .technology
   • .engineer
   • .engineering
   • .energy
   • .mobi
   • .solar
   • .software
   • .网站 (web)
   • .移动 (mobile)

   Travel and Geography
   • .travel
   • .city
   • .cruises
   • .flights
   • .guide
   • .holiday
   • .asia
   • .irish
   • .place
   • .reise (travel)
   • .viajes (trip)
   • .tours
   • .town
   • .vacations
   • .reisen (travel, plural or verb)
   • .voyage
   • .cab
   • .limo
   • .zone
   • .world
   • .taxi

   Shopping and Retail
   • .bargains
   • .cards
   • .cheap
   • .coupons
   • .deals
   • .delivery
   • .direct
   • .discount
   • .express
   • .gifts
   • .gratis (free)
   • .plus
   • .shopping
   • .tienda (store)
   • .sale
   • .promo
   • .kaufen (buy)
   • .market
   • .auction
   • .forsale
   • .商店 (shop/store)

   Food and Beverage
   • .cafe
   • .catering
   • .coffee
   • .kitchen
   • .pizza
   • .recipes
   • .restaurant
   • .vin (wine)
   • .wine
   • .fish
   • .pub

   Marketing and Communications
   • .agency
   • .digital
   • .email
   • .marketing
   • .media
   • .productions
   • .social
   • .studio

   #USA #US #fascism #AutisticiInventati #TLDs #ICAAN #EU #antifascism #tech #technology #freedom #democracy

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     • Jonathan Schofield

     @urlyman 💕

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     @aral

     Love the web numbers thinking 💚

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     • Martin Hamilton

     @m Sadly, it too is centralised with Mozilla as gatekeeper. It’s not a solution that will scale or keep you safe from US intervention.

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     Martin Hamilton (m@martinh.net)'s status on Saturday, 29-Aug-2026 20:04:47 JST Martin Hamilton

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     @aral Thank you for raising the Public Suffix List - I've been Internetting in a somewhat nerdy way for quite a long time and had managed to be blissfully unaware of PSL and the role it plays :blobthanks: