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I think the .su TLD shows what happens, i.e. not much https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.su https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.su

kspacewalk2 6y ago
.yu ccTLD shows what else can happen, i.e. domains of ex-countries can be killed off.
- MivLives 6y ago
  This whole thing kinda makes me nervous for using a .in and not being from India.
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - freehunter 6y ago
    Is India in danger of being made an ex-country like Yugoslavia?
    - lainga 6y ago
      More in general, is ccTLD selection a form of bet on the continued existence of a country? Can we sell TLD insurance? TLD swaps?
    - MivLives 6y ago
      More worried about them clamping down on non Indian people using it.
  - unmole 6y ago
    Why? There are no restrictions on using .in domains.
- fanf2 6y ago
  And, in the 1990s, .cs for Czechoslovakia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.cs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.cs
petre 6y ago
Might align with Putin's ambitions to resurrect the USSR, see the usage part.