Thread by @PowerDNS_Bert

I love the EU (honestly!), but I also love the Internet. Through the NIS 2 Directive, the EU is attempting to regulate each and every root server operator (RSO), even those outside of the EU. Doing so will have bad consequences. 1/6
berthub.eu/articles/posts…

There are 12 RSOs. There are over 1300 active root servers. None of these RSOs are 'providers of essential services' individually. Up to 11 of them could fail, and nobody would notice. In 40 years, "the root" has never gone down. 2/6

By attempting to regulate the core of the Internet, the EU risks opening up a Pandora's box: many other governments would like to follow suit. The EU itself has advocated for the current multi-stakeholder "governance" model, in lieu of government action. 3/6

The NIS 2 directive contains laudable words on providers of essential services. But the net effect for the mostly non-profit providers of root server operations might be that they might cease to provide services to the EU: the regulatory burden & fines are too heavy. 4/6

In addition, the current NIS 2 proposal contains words on mandatory audits. This implies the EU intends to visit the US @DeptofDefense to see how well they are maintaining their root servers, and possibly levy fines. This seems unlikely. They have nukes over there. 5/6

In this article, you can find more details on what is being proposed, and also what you can do about it. Negotiations within the @EU_Commission and @Europarl_EN are still ongoing. It may be useful to remind everyone that the EU should not #RuinTheRoot! berthub.eu/articles/posts…

@EU_Commission @Europarl_EN As an addendum, please don't just read the article, it is also very helpful if you press the 'Tweet' button in there. It will lead to the following Tweet to go out (which will reach relevant people & their assistants). Thanks!

https://twitter.com/PowerDNS_Bert/status/1391755442318102539