Why isn't the best domain '.com'?



When opening a website, you need to select a domain, but at this time it is important to think about 'what country or organization the domain is under the jurisdiction of', computer science at the University of California Says Spencer Churchill, who studies. If a domain decision is made through a person in power rather than by law, one day the website may suddenly disappear. Churchill spells out what is the best domain in terms of 'privacy and freedom of speech.'

The Best TLD is Not .com

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When choosing a top-level domain (TLD) , you may consider things like 'whether the website is relevant' or 'whether it is memorable', but more importantly, 'what restrictions does the domain have?' To understand 'will you receive it?' Since TLDs are managed by companies and countries, they may sometimes be restricted by national laws. For example, the TLD of the United Arab Emirates is '.ae', but because the United Arab Emirates is a monarchy, there is a possibility that the website itself will disappear at the discretion of the monarch.



In addition, commonly used domains have the following characteristics regarding 'who controls'.

・ '.Com', '.net' and '.org' are all owned by VeriSign.
Domains owned by VeriSign and ICANN- owned domains are generally under US control
Country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is under the jurisdiction of a single country

Therefore, if something goes wrong in the United States, it is possible that 60% of the websites on the Internet will go offline.

From the perspective of the organization / country that manages the domain, the quality of the domain can be measured by the existence of a 'law that guarantees privacy and freedom of speech.' For example, if a domain is deleted through a district court rather than at the 'judgment of the authority', the domain is subject to a single law and is fair to the website operator.

Among the domains that exist around the world, the ones managed by the federal court are as follows.

Country ccTLD
Austria .at
Germany .de
Iceland .is
Russia .ru
world .onion


Of these, '.is' and '.is' and '.is' are the most personally protected by law and are outside the scope of the EU's 'Make Authorities Access to Encrypted Data (PDF File) Policy'. .onion 'only. Since '.onion' is a domain that can be accessed only via Tor, '.is' is the domain that considers personal freedom and privacy most, assuming the World Wide Web.

The TLD you choose is rarely a problem, but Churchill said it's important to keep in mind 'who determines the fate of your website.'

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