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0 pointsiamalizard1mo ago0 comments

> In the country where I live even if you want to make just a tiny website for family and friends you essentially have to set yourself up for doxxing. You are required to put your real name on, as well as city and in case of something like a blog the whole address.

If you don't mind my asking, where does that happen? Is it required for registering ccTLD, would it be available by WHOIS? Is it enforced, and how, if you make make your site on another TLD but are clearly a resident of that country?

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keane1mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressum

tete1mo ago

> If you don't mind my asking, where does that happen?

In countries where websites need an "imprint" (see the wikipedia article linked by someone else)

> Is it required for registering ccTLD

It's required for "publishing" something and websites are considered that. The idea was I think to be anti fake news, but I never understood why for websites you couldn't just go to the provider and have it turned off.

> would it be available by WHOIS?

Not completely sure how you mean. With whois there are many providers that allow for privacy options.

> Is it enforced

Not sure.

> and how, if you make make your site on another TLD but are clearly a resident of that country?

I think it's not hard to get around, but having to break the law to put a website on the internet without putting everything out there is just saddening. I don't want to break laws, just cause I'd get away with it.

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