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Why do you say .io is a crime against humanity?
by poopsmithe 5y ago
Why do you say .io is a crime against humanity?
- kergonath 5y ago.io is the TLD for the British Indian Ocean Territory, which is associated with the forced displacement of the Chagos islander people to make room for the Diego Garcia military base, amongst others. The British unilaterally decided to detach the Chagos archipelago from Mauritius before it got independent, which the deported people say (not without reason) is a crime against their human rights.
- andylynch 5y agoTo back that up - the Chagosian claim is backed by the UK and rulings at the International Court of Justice. The UN supports Mauritius' claim to the territory.
- pxeger1 5y agoEven besides the literal crimes against humanity, the .io domain really doesn't need to exist - what with the British Indian Ocean Territory having no permanent population and really not being a country at all.
- Symbiote 5y ago"Being a country" isn't the criteria for the ISO code or domain. Consider AQ, TW, GG, SJ, EH, HK and many others.
- blowski 5y agoTW is a controversial inclusion in your list.
- Symbiote 5y agoSeveral of them are controversial to someone. AQ is controversial to countries who want to exploit Antarctica's natural resources. TW is controversial to China. GG is controversial where it's used for tax evasion etc. EH to Morocco, HK to the UK/China.
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