* In response, on March 2, 2022, [[ICANN CEO]] [[Goran Marby]] [https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/tech/ukraine-russia-internet-icann/index.html denied the request, explaining that] "...the Internet is a decentralized system. No one actor has the ability to control it or shut it down...Our mission does not extend to taking punitive actions, issuing sanctions, or restricting access against segments of the Internet -- regardless of the provocations." | * In response, on March 2, 2022, [[ICANN CEO]] [[Goran Marby]] [https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/tech/ukraine-russia-internet-icann/index.html denied the request, explaining that] "...the Internet is a decentralized system. No one actor has the ability to control it or shut it down...Our mission does not extend to taking punitive actions, issuing sanctions, or restricting access against segments of the Internet -- regardless of the provocations." |