Although I can't be sure, the answer would seem to be 'kind of, but also kind
of not'.
According to the second installment in jxself's DIY server series
(https://jxself.org/your-own-server-part2.shtml), which is no doubt as good
an authority as one can expect to find, the best strategy is to find a domain
registar which is not affiliated with the US or any other problematic
superpower. Spam can usually be avoided by filtering of using junk e-mail
addresses anyway, and surveillance is unfortunately a side effect of the
clearnet's design.
To this end, you *might* be able to find a decent free top-level domain
provider at http://www.getfreedomain.name/- I won't vouch for any of them
personally since I've never used them, but taking advantage of the fact that
domain names aren't evenly distributed amongst nations does seem reasonably
solid as a concept.
That said, it seems unlikely any clearnet domain provider is going to be
'acceptable' from a freedom point of view, since the hierarchical nature of
domain name allocation means every website owner is inherently dependent on
governments or private corporations at some level- almost always the USA,
unless you carefully pick your overlords for their independence (jxself
recommends .me. and it's hard not to agree given the puns it suggests). The
usual advice is the best advice as always- encrypt what you can, avoid using
the same provider for different services, think carefully before you act, and
opt for security and liberty wherever possible.
