John BullOct 8, 2024

Every asked me about how real world events can screw with top level internet domains.

Come for the story of how a bunch of Slovenian academics allegedly stole control of the .yu domain. Stay for why the entire .io TLD might be about to disappear due to a minor treaty between Britain and Mauritius. https://buff.ly/3zTcZyt #tech

The Disappearance of an Internet Domain

How geopolitics can alter digital infrastructure

Show threadAlbert Cardona

@garius

Any reason why .io won't be reinstated as a topic domain, like .net, .com, .systems , ... ?

Oct 8, 2024 at 8:31pmWeb
Show threadJohn BullOct 8, 2024

@albertcardona breaks another key rule: gTLDs can't be two characters. That's deliberate to distinguish them from ccTLDs.

Doesn't mean they WON'T do that. But it's another precedent they may not wish to set.