Re: Will The “.io” Domain Cease To Exist?

On Wed, 9 Oct 2024, Marco Moock wrote:

On 09.10.2024 um 00:08 Uhr Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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Lots of tech/geek-oriented sites have been registering domains in the
“.io” top-level country domain (ccTLD). This represents the British
Indian Ocean Territory. Trouble is, as Britain hands over the Chagos
Islands to Mauritius, this Territory will no longer exist. And the
usual consequence of this is that the corresponding ccTLD is deleted
as well.
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<https://www.computerworld.com/article/3552692/is-the-io-top-level-domain-headed-for-extinction.html>

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Think about other domains like .su - they also still exist, even if the
state doesn't exist anymore.
If there are people willing to operate the servers and get money for
running the registry, I assume it will continues to exist.
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Of course it will not cease to exist. There is loads of money involved so rest assured that a government, non-profit or for-profit will be able to snatch the rights to it, and continue to earn money on nothing.