RIPE members debate reliance on U.S. internet infrastructure

At RIPE's 93rd meeting in Sofia, members discussed how U.S. sanctions law reaches core internet infrastructure, prompted by the .org registry PIR blocking the domain of Italian provider Autistici/Inventati after an OFAC terrorism designation. Participants urged operators to map their dependencies, including on DNS registries, certificate authorities and hyperscaler email. RIPE NCC has dropped its "Cloud First" strategy and budgeted €14.59 million for 2027 to run its own infrastructure. The heise report cites no sources for its figures, which are largely attributed to speakers.