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The difference between the British Indian Ocean Territory and say, American Samoa is that, as far as the BIOT government is concerned, there is no permanent pop
by nicole_express 3y ago
The difference between the British Indian Ocean Territory and say, American Samoa is that, as far as the BIOT government is concerned, there is no permanent population there. Obviously the US military base can just use .mil. So if ccTLDs are limited to locals, nobody is entitled to .io at all.
The Chagossians do exist, and I'm not trying to diminish their claims. But my understanding is that they claim the islands as a part of Mauritius, which also has its own domain name (.mu), and wouldn't identify with the colonial BIOT government that expelled them in any case.
- ithkuil 3y agoYeah, the timeless misalignment between what ought to be and what technically is
- Symbiote 3y agoIt's still a territory with some governance and so on. https://www.biot.gov.io/ https://www.biot.gov.io/ is a genuine use. https://www.sure.io/ https://www.sure.io/ is another (an ISP).
- graemep 3y agoIs the the Chagossians who claim the islands as mart of Mauritius or the Mauritians? There are also a number of other territories that are not countries that have ccTLDs: .re, .gs, .mq, .fk etc.