@feralthoughts Part of this is connected to webhosting, but not entirely. Due to debt crises (which are neocolonial in nature), many Southern countries place currency controls to ensure that foreign reserves do not flow outward, worsening debt crises and other financial structures. As a result, it can be difficult to register a domain and hosting with an outside company, the bulk of which are in the US, EU, or East Asia, and nearly all of which require dollars, Euros, yen, or renminbi.