katzenberger<p>A word of caution about <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DNS4EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS4EU</span></a>.</p><p>Even if the service is operated in the <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>, and is sold to the public as progress for European "<a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a>"; and even as you may celebrate its offering of "free protection" from <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a>, <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phishing</span></a> and undesirable <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a>: Take a look at the 2022 tender document for the project.</p><p>Right from the start, it was clearly stated that the DNS entries <em>will</em> be censored:</p><p>»Lawful filtering: Filtering of URLs leading to illegal content based on legal requirements applicable in the EU or in national jurisdictions (e.g. based on court orders), in full compliance with EU rules.« (p. 15)</p><p>Now think of European countries that have very peculiar opinions about <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ rights, <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a>, etc.</p><p>What do you think will be enabled by a clause like »or in national jurisdictions (e.g. based on court orders)«?</p><p>It's not just an upcoming commercialization of the service that should worry you.</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/cef/wp-call/2021/call-fiche_cef-dig-2021-cloud_en.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tend</span><span class="invisible">ers/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/cef/wp-call/2021/call-fiche_cef-dig-2021-cloud_en.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a></p>