@jtk@infosec.exchange @briankrebs@infosec.exchange I don't think it's a matter of controlling com/net/org from non-US organizations. If you register a domain in another country's TLD, that country or contractor who runs the registry, can invalidate your domain. Or change SOA and publish different DNS records. Case in point: gay[.]af Mastodon instance was taken offline when Afghanistan decided the content offended their sensitivities. Also, less likely to get com/net/org get filtered. For a while, couldn't send a text message to iPhone users if a domain with *.me was included. Some strange filter.