There are known colonialist geopolitical problems with .io domains [1]. The islands are controlled by the British and were depopulated for a US military base. T

There are known colonialist geopolitical problems with .io domains [1]. The islands are controlled by the British and were depopulated for a US military base. The British control the domain TLD and none of the funds go to the islands (or their former population). The most recent news is that the country of Mauritius has joined the fight over control of the TLD: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/mauritius-challenges-uk-rights-over-indian-ocean-domain-name-chagos-islands https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/mauritius-chal... Staying out of that geopolitical landmine seems a good reason to avoid .io domains. [1] http://www.thedarksideof.io/ http://www.thedarksideof.io/