to censor top level domains based on notions of "morality and public order", and broadly defined "community" wishes.
You don't need to think very long to know that words exists that are so ridden with hate that they do not deserve to be hard-wired into the fabric of the Internet. This doesn't mean that speakers can't speak -- they can register a domain in any other TLD and write until their arms fall off. It only means that ICANN isn't going to elevate hate speech into the root zone. Let's watch and see how this process works before we condemn it. I acknowledge that there is some potential for abuse in the implementation of such vague notions as "morality and public order." Nevertheless, if we get the narrow implementation hoped for by Professor Crawford, I think this can work out well for the benefit of everyone. -- Bret