.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'Nov 3

Hello Fediverse -- let's have an #introduction and introduce ourselves :3

We're dotmeow, a queer-run community project to register the gTLD .meow. But not only for meows and giggles! The profits of this gTLD shall go to community causes, turning every domain into queer community support, especially focusing on trans issues.

While we've already passed the ICANN Application Support Program, we're just now launching our web & social media presence(s). So while there's not much to see here yet, follow us if you're interested in registering a .meow domain and potentially supporting us in the way -- crowdfunding TBA soon.

Outside of announcements we want to engage with the fediverse as regular fedizens and won't spam you with meaningless ads <3

Show threadSelf-Censored Fake GirlNov 3
@dotmeow will it have the same privacy invasive forced doxxing shit as with other domains or can one get one without any irl data?
Show thread.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'Nov 3

@littlerao Good question -- and honestly, I'd love to say no but cannot say right now. If we can make it so, we definitely will -- privacy is fundamental to safety, especially for queer folx.

That being said, I could imagine that this being part of the regulations put in place either by ICANN or the registrars. We definitely do not want your data, and if we can keep it that way, we do that.

(also I forwarded that question to people more knowledgeable than me, although I suppose they don't know as of yet either.)

Show threadsoloNov 3

@dotmeow @littlerao I know that some TLDs have WHOIS privacy by default, and you need to explicitly disable that if you don't want it (why would you???)

so if you can do smth like that, it would be great

Show threadSelf-Censored Fake GirlNov 3

@solonovamax @dotmeow problem with that is, they have the info! saying they don't gonna share it doesn't matter at that point!

"The only safe database is the one that has never been collected!"

Show thread.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'Nov 3
@littlerao @solonovamax Absolutely! It's still a good anti-doxxing tool for the data that, for whatever reason, must be shared. Maybe we can register meow.meow as a 2nd level domain with a simple service that's offering subdomains with less restrictions? Anyway, collecting least data is definitely our intention here.
Show threadAndrey {.ru account};Nov 4
@dotmeow @littlerao @solonovamax
I love the idea with 2LD, though i'd suggest page.meow
Show threadAndrey {.ru account};Nov 4
@dotmeow @littlerao @solonovamax
Or maybe .says.meow for personal pages
Show thread.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'Nov 4
@darkcat09 @littlerao @solonovamax It's /likely/ that we aren't allowed to offer this service ourselves due to conflicts of interest -- but this is where y'all come in :3
Show threadSelf-Censored Fake Girl
@dotmeow @darkcat09 @solonovamax why would that be a conflict of interest? /g
Nov 4 at 3:33pmWeb