Dominic HuntOct 9, 2024
John Bull

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

Oct 8, 2024 at 3:39pmWeb
Show threadDominic 🇪🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦Oct 8, 2024
@garius I was expecting .ly to be an earlier test scenario for people’s funky-domain disaster-recovery plans, but here we are.
Show threadJohn BullOct 8, 2024
@riotnrrd indeed
Show threadData QuineOct 8, 2024
@garius Fascinating read, thanks. 2024 and we're still cleaning up the mess of the British Empire, ugh.
Show threadSpokeekOct 9, 2024
@scottish @garius that's a funny way to say it 
Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasOct 8, 2024

@garius lovely piece, thanks for writing it up!

And, sorry to be „that guy“ but »On September 19, 1990, the IANA created and delegated the top-level domain .su to the USSR. Just six weeks later, the Berlin Wall fell« has a mistake: the wall fell in Nov 89, either the IANA date is wrong or it’s about the German reunification (Oct 90). 😊

Show threadJohn BullOct 8, 2024
@gedankenstuecke well spotted! Result of tweaks and edits. Will get fixed. 😆
Show threadBastian Greshake TzovarasOct 8, 2024
@garius thanks, had me doubting my own memory there for a second! 😂
Show threadJohn BullOct 8, 2024
@gedankenstuecke nah. Editor and I played around with which milestone to use and clearly overtweaked it!
Show threadAlbert CardonaOct 8, 2024

@garius

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

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.

Show threadChris SamuelOct 9, 2024

@garius Been there done that! I used to live and work in the .gb domain which is now a "reserved domain". 😃

https://cddo.blog.gov.uk/2022/11/15/is-it-time-to-retire-the-gb-top-level-domain/

Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? – Central Digital and Data Office

News and updates from the Central Digital and Data Office

Show threadgeolawOct 9, 2024
@garius ".io has become popular with startups, particularly those involved in crypto."
Oh no!
Anyway...
Show threadJesseTongOct 10, 2024
@geolaw @garius Nah, many domains like itch.io use it, and in fact many Fediverse instance like hachyderm.io and misskey.io have this too
Show threadAaron KulbeOct 9, 2024
@garius I feel it's much more likely that someone discovers that it's a source of revenue and keeps it alive.