The global Internet domain organization ICANN, also known as ICANN, confirmed Tuesday that it had received a request from Ukraine to delete Russian domains from its global Internet.

Angelina Lopez, spokeswoman for the company said that they can confirm receipt of the letter. We have no other comment.”

Rolling Stone magazine reportedEarlier in the day, the Ukrainian government requested ICANN “revoke domains in Russia” and to shut down the primary Domain Name System servers. This would effectively block access to Russian websites, potentially causing the whole country to be disconnected. 

It would be an unprecedented move, and it is unlikely that it will happen. It sparked intense online debate about whether Russia could be removed from the global Internet. The debate has raised questions regarding the future global economy as well as the internet.

Pro argument: Russia should face the most severe sanctions in order to destroy their economy and make the Russian people feel the effects of their actions.

However, the downside is this: It would most likely hit the average Russian. This could result in them losing access to much of the international information regarding the war. This could lead to China, Russia, and other countries looking for ways to get away from the global internet managed by ICANN. They may also try to balkanize the internet in ways they might never recover. 

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO was elected as the 2018 Google Chief Executive Officer. predictedIt was predicted that the internet global would split, with China dominating one segment and the U.S. leading the other. Today’s Chinese government already blocks internet traffic, and Google and Facebook are banned from the country.

Russia’s efforts to manage the information flow domestically have increased since 2019, according to reports. Russia installed new equipment that could block and filter the information. New York Times. This slowed down Twitter’s access spring 2021After accusing the company of being slow in removing certain content.

CNBC reached out the Ukrainian government to get more details about their request.