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Over the past couple years, .so has been pitched by Namecheap as a generic short TLD. Try this: Search Namecheap for a random domain name. Scroll down a bit

Over the past couple years, .so has been pitched by Namecheap as a generic short TLD. Try this: Search Namecheap for a random domain name. Scroll down a bit to see their list of suggestions. .so is always on the list, next to .cc and similar TLDs. ".so" is perhaps a little bit more clever-seeming. "Readme.so" implies "so... what?" Anyway, the "country-based" TLD system is busted. People register whatever they want. Similarly, it used to be that you could only register a .org if you were a nonprofit or NGO, but those days have long since passed... Besides, this is sanctioned by the Somali government. It gets them paid. Anguilla makes a ton of money from the .ai TLD.

Bender 7mo ago
Similarly, it used to be that you could only register a .org if you were a nonprofit or NGO, but those days have long since passed... I have used .org and .net extensively since 1998 for my hobby sites. When did they force any checks on org? I have never received any warnings or statements suggesting I should only use it for a nonprofit. I have used .org for profit a few times without issue. The .org extension is an open and unrestricted top-level domain meaning anyone can register it for any purpose including commercial activities. At worst using it for anything other than a nonprofit can lead to confusion or trust issues if the site is not obviously for profit.