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Seems like the most likely case is that law enforcement clawed the domain for suspicious activity. Which brings up the question, is this problem limited to ccT

by foob4r 7y ago

Seems like the most likely case is that law enforcement clawed the domain for suspicious activity. Which brings up the question, is this problem limited to ccTLDs or TLDs like com, net as well?

CydeWeys 7y ago
You have much more protections on gTLDs than on ccTLDs (where you have none). I've always wondered why so many people are using .io domains (and now .ai domains).
- btashton 7y ago
  I think some is hype, but also there are so many .com domains being squatted on. I'm only willing to pay so much to host my personal site.
  - CydeWeys 7y ago
    There are hundreds of gTLDs available now, all operating under the same contract with ICANN (i.e. you as the registrant get there same protections).
    - ben509 7y ago
      The gTLDs seem expensive. I usually use .us for cheap domains, and the free monitoring the NSA gives me is a bonus.
      - CydeWeys 7y ago
        A lot of them are quite inexpensive. And don't forget you can find much shorter/better names on new gTLDs.
- marcosdumay 7y ago
  > You have much more protections on gTLDs than on ccTLDs (where you have none). Hum... No. On ccTLDs you have the protections the issuing country gives you. On gTLDs, you have the protections the US gives you. Some countries won't protect your domains at all, others will protect it even more than the US.
  - jefftk 7y ago
    What ccTLD would you describe as more protected than .com?
    - dylz 7y ago
      If you're hosting warez streaming, any non-US/western EU coutnry?
    - Permit 7y ago
      It depends what you're hosting. bodog.com is a legal Canadian-owned online gambling website. But since online gambling isn't legal in the United States they had their domain seized: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bodog-gambling-site-shut-down-canadian-owner-indicted-1.1159011 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bodog-gambling-site-shut-down-... It looks like after going through the courts they have had their domain returned.
      - CydeWeys 7y ago
        That's a bit of a different situation though. They were illegally running a gambling operation in the United States at a time when that wasn't legal, and they lost a lengthy court case to that effect. The domain seizure was incidental. Contrast with the situation in the linked post, in which a .in domain was randomly seized without warning, and crucially, without due process. Bodog had the benefit of due process.
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- agwa 7y ago
  > I've always wondered why so many people are using .io domains (and now .ai domains). Most people do not know the difference between gTLD and ccTLDs. They think .io and .ai are just like .com. Registrars like Namecheap ought to do a much better job informing their customers about the risks of using ccTLDs.

by foob4r 7y ago

Seems like the most likely case is that law enforcement clawed the domain for suspicious activity. Which brings up the question, is this problem limited to ccTLDs or TLDs like com, net as well?

CydeWeys 7y ago

You have much more protections on gTLDs than on ccTLDs (where you have none). I've always wondered why so many people are using .io domains (and now .ai domains).

btashton 7y ago
I think some is hype, but also there are so many .com domains being squatted on. I'm only willing to pay so much to host my personal site.
- CydeWeys 7y ago
  There are hundreds of gTLDs available now, all operating under the same contract with ICANN (i.e. you as the registrant get there same protections).
  - ben509 7y ago
    The gTLDs seem expensive. I usually use .us for cheap domains, and the free monitoring the NSA gives me is a bonus.
    - CydeWeys 7y ago
      A lot of them are quite inexpensive. And don't forget you can find much shorter/better names on new gTLDs.
marcosdumay 7y ago
> You have much more protections on gTLDs than on ccTLDs (where you have none). Hum... No. On ccTLDs you have the protections the issuing country gives you. On gTLDs, you have the protections the US gives you. Some countries won't protect your domains at all, others will protect it even more than the US.
- jefftk 7y ago
  What ccTLD would you describe as more protected than .com?
  - dylz 7y ago
    If you're hosting warez streaming, any non-US/western EU coutnry?
  - Permit 7y ago
    It depends what you're hosting. bodog.com is a legal Canadian-owned online gambling website. But since online gambling isn't legal in the United States they had their domain seized: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bodog-gambling-site-shut-down-canadian-owner-indicted-1.1159011 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bodog-gambling-site-shut-down-... It looks like after going through the courts they have had their domain returned.
    - CydeWeys 7y ago
      That's a bit of a different situation though. They were illegally running a gambling operation in the United States at a time when that wasn't legal, and they lost a lengthy court case to that effect. The domain seizure was incidental. Contrast with the situation in the linked post, in which a .in domain was randomly seized without warning, and crucially, without due process. Bodog had the benefit of due process.
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agwa 7y ago
> I've always wondered why so many people are using .io domains (and now .ai domains). Most people do not know the difference between gTLD and ccTLDs. They think .io and .ai are just like .com. Registrars like Namecheap ought to do a much better job informing their customers about the risks of using ccTLDs.