[Sanctions-Discuss] More specific subdomains

[Niels ten Oever]

Excellent question.

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If a domain name (for instance "badperson.net") is sanctioned, should all subdomains of that domain (for instance "www.badperson.net") be automatically sanctioned as well? Or should each specific domain be sanctioned individually, recognizing that the operator of the sanctioned domain is then free to create additional as-yet-unsanctioned subdomains at will?
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To what extend does this question differ from the question: what happens if different website are hosted on the same IP address ? This can be a case of the 'human shield' problem, but by no means has to be.

To make this decision, I think there are several things to take into account:

a. proportionality
	- is there another way to reach the subdomain or website that is not the target of the sanction?

b. impact
	- is this service an important infrastructure for exercising human rights?

c. alternatives
	- is there another way to implement the sanction against the originally intended entity that would not hamper the non-sanctioned entity?

Best,

Niels


On 07-04-2022 16:57, Bill Woodcock wrote:
> Just posted another question that came up:
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> https://wiki.sanctions.net/index.php/Policy:More_Specific_Domains
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> Discuss?
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