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Know how ccTLDs (Country Code Top-Level Domains) can die.
  • peopleproblems@lemmy.worldEnglish
    334·
    8 months ago

    That means the British Indian Ocean Territory will cease to exist, along with the .io domain and countless websites.

    That is most definitely not how it works.

    • Virkkunen@fedia.io
      302·
      8 months ago

      That is definitely how it works unless IANA creates an exception for the .io TLD and keeps it alive.

      • Keelhaul@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        22·
        8 months ago

        Yeah, and even the .su (Soviet Union) domain still exists. There is no way that a TLD as popular as .io will not remain active.

      • peopleproblems@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        8 months ago

        No, that is not how the ccTLD is enforced by IANA. It has sole authority, and it is not automatic is any way. There have been a total of two retired domains, one in like 95 and km 2000.

        They will not retire a domain under heavy use such as .io.