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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 domain

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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  - kuschku 7y ago
    .de has quite amazing protections for a TLD, and if you forget to renew, it won't automatically lapse, but will be "in transit" for 2 weeks until you decide what to do with it. Registrars also can't just change owner data, or move a domain between registrars easily, that requires a two-factor authentication.
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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.

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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- kuschku 7y ago
  .de has quite amazing protections for a TLD, and if you forget to renew, it won't automatically lapse, but will be "in transit" for 2 weeks until you decide what to do with it. Registrars also can't just change owner data, or move a domain between registrars easily, that requires a two-factor authentication.
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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.