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I legit didn't realize that .io was a TLD for a country/state. Also, that article is wild! In the future, we'll have a coup in some country and it will cause

I legit didn't realize that .io was a TLD for a country/state. Also, that article is wild! In the future, we'll have a coup in some country and it will cause web chaos just from the TLD issue. (I've seen first-hand how some countries handle their ccTLDs...)

CydeWeys 3y ago
> I legit didn't realize that .io was a TLD for a country/state. All two-letter TLDs are. Now that you know the pattern, you'll be able to identify all the other ccTLDs as well.
- dataflow 3y ago
  For some definition of country/state that includes .eu and such...
  - wongarsu 3y ago
    Yeah, Country Code TLDs is a bit of a misnomer, it's more "regions and territories". Lots of islands, lots of of countries with spotty international recognition, a couple countries that no longer exist (like the Soviet Union), and a couple "regions" (EU, Antarctic)
progbits 3y ago
OK I know this sounds kind of shitty but hear me out for the sake of argument. If there is some political issue and say .ai domains are taken over, what's stopping IANA from just taking over that TLD and moving the zone to some other entity? Most domains there are owned by international business and some IANA members might want to keep them running.
- berkes 3y ago
  What would they gain with that?
- toyg 3y ago
  Nothing, just some arbitration process that may or may not adjudicate against them. There have been a few disputes around certain ccTLDs, in the end it's a mixture of political and commercial interests that need ad-hoc mediation in most cases.
Tams80 3y ago
It's a very biased article though.
jetpks 3y ago
i have a .af (afghanistan) domain that will expire next month. i can't renew it because the registrar isn't able to make contact with anyone at their noc since the US pulled out.