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> you don't own your domain name

You never do, authority over a DNS zone is a service that is provided to you.

I think with web3 naming services (like ENS), regular people can actually own domains, since there is no service provider besides the blockchain

> no service provider

Yes, there is, its this guy, and he is in prison now and can't do it anymore. This is the problem.

You don't need gateways like eth.link to access web3 websites, you can access them directly using a web3 compatible browser

This.

Regardless of how you feel about "web3", I think most people (especially in technology) should see this as a problem and aspire to a brighter future where governments/corporations aren't making decisions about what people can and can't see on the web, especially when they're inherently biased.

You say that as though this arrangement is unique to American registrars. It isn't.