https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_DNS_root
Centralized DNS is antithesis to a free internet.
this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2026
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sadly not many people use those. I would if there was more adoption
It cost you nothing to add, say, OpenNIC to your system
That's cool, how do I make one?
I thought it was weird that ENS was not mentioned, found this interesting argument in the talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Alternative_DNS_root#ENS_removal, apparently it has been censored. Edit: I guess that was a pretty long time ago though
So from my understanding, its just a self hosted root server alternative to ICANN?
Jesus, fuck. Thanks for posting about it.
fuck the entertainment industry
As always, make sure to visit the Wikipedia page on Anna's Archive to stay up to date on the latest domains. .ll was removed from the article 6 hours ago!
I know blockchains aren't popular in some parts, but this sort of thing is exactly what ENS is for. They could buy a domain name there that could never be "taken away" by any outside authority, to serve as an ultimate fallback.
I2P & Onion sites exist for this purpose without wasting copious amounts of power.
There are existing alternative web protocols as well.
ENS runs on Etherium which no longer uses POW, thus doesn’t waste power in the same way as eg bitcoin
also I2P and onion don’t have name systems per se, so that doesn’t actually address the problem… AA could just use an IP address or something, but they require (for human usability) well known domain names
I2P and onion still require systems for discovery. they solve different problems to name systems
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That's the website, not ENS itself. ENS is a smart contract running on Ethereum, access to it cannot be disabled without shutting down Ethereum as a whole.
Can they get a donation in Cuba?
I suppose, as you can donate through ~~internet casino tokens~~ crypto.
NO! We can't lose this!
On the bright side, they got rid of one domain and three more popped up, just like Cerberus!
Is the .gl domain down as well? Or is my DNS messing with me? I can open the newer ones, though.
Works on my end.
I was trying to access fmhy.net today for annas and they didn't have any mirrors