The .io domain might be in trouble | TalePunk
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Know how ccTLDs (Country Code Top-Level Domains) can die.
  • peopleproblemsEnglish
    24•4 hours ago

    That means the British Indian Ocean Territory will cease to exist, along with the .io domain and countless websites.

    That is most definitely not how it works.

    • Virkkunen
      27•3 hours ago

      That is definitely how it works unless IANA creates an exception for the .io TLD and keeps it alive.

      • @[email protected]English
        13•2 hours ago

        Yeah, and even the .su (Soviet Union) domain still exists. There is no way that a TLD as popular as .io will not remain active.

      • peopleproblemsEnglish
        6•2 hours ago

        No, that is not how the ccTLD is enforced by IANA. It has sole authority, and it is not automatic is any way. There have been a total of two retired domains, one in like 95 and km 2000.

        They will not retire a domain under heavy use such as .io.

      • @[email protected]English
        9•3 hours ago

        Given how popular these domains are with large tech companies, I can’t see it going away