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I've heard a ton of stories about .io, IMO, they play fast and loose in a space where that isn't okay, and they get away with it mostly because they are a ccTLD

by kj4ips 2y ago

I've heard a ton of stories about .io, IMO, they play fast and loose in a space where that isn't okay, and they get away with it mostly because they are a ccTLD. The last time someone I knew had an issue, they had to get a senator to make waves to get anything resolved.

0x38B 2y ago
I regret going with .io for my personal domain name. At the time I thought it was cool, but they've since raised prices and hearing things like this doesn't instill confidence...
- qingcharles 2y ago
  And isn't .io on borrowed time, since the country will soon no longer exist?
  - Suppafly 2y ago
    Do they get rid of TLDs once the country they are assigned to goes away? I assumed they'd sell them to someone or something.
    - unanimous 2y ago
      They might not have much of a choice but to shut down all .io domains. This video explains a little: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc
      - account42 2y ago
        Who is "they".
    - foobarchu 2y ago
      Nobody really knows. There are only a few precedents, i.e. the old Soviet Union .su tld being kept around, or the 2 letter country code that I can't recall which was reassigned to a new country after the old one went out of existence. There isn't really a precedent for a tld with as many domains under it as .io, it's a very strong possibility it will be kept around and given to a private entity or even to GB.
      - hungariantoast 2y ago
        .cs for Czechoslovakia lasted from 1990 to 1995. .yu for Yugoslavia ran from 1989 to 2010. Wikipedia has comprehensive articles on both of those ccTLDs, if you're interested in learning more
    - loeg 2y ago
      .su is still around.
      - Vilian 2y ago
        That's why they are shutting .io to not make the same mistake again
    - TheEnbyperor 2y ago
      Yes, it will be deleted; see: https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement
- sigio 2y ago
  That, and the Indian Ocean territory will cease to exist in the (very) near future, so the .io domains might be going the way of the dodo. I won't be registering any new ones at least, and recommending everyone to stay away from them.

by kj4ips 2y ago

0x38B 2y ago

I regret going with .io for my personal domain name. At the time I thought it was cool, but they've since raised prices and hearing things like this doesn't instill confidence...

qingcharles 2y ago
And isn't .io on borrowed time, since the country will soon no longer exist?
- Suppafly 2y ago
  Do they get rid of TLDs once the country they are assigned to goes away? I assumed they'd sell them to someone or something.
  - unanimous 2y ago
    They might not have much of a choice but to shut down all .io domains. This video explains a little: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc
    - account42 2y ago
      Who is "they".
  - foobarchu 2y ago
    Nobody really knows. There are only a few precedents, i.e. the old Soviet Union .su tld being kept around, or the 2 letter country code that I can't recall which was reassigned to a new country after the old one went out of existence. There isn't really a precedent for a tld with as many domains under it as .io, it's a very strong possibility it will be kept around and given to a private entity or even to GB.
    - hungariantoast 2y ago
      .cs for Czechoslovakia lasted from 1990 to 1995. .yu for Yugoslavia ran from 1989 to 2010. Wikipedia has comprehensive articles on both of those ccTLDs, if you're interested in learning more
  - loeg 2y ago
    .su is still around.
    - Vilian 2y ago
      That's why they are shutting .io to not make the same mistake again
  - TheEnbyperor 2y ago
    Yes, it will be deleted; see: https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement
sigio 2y ago
That, and the Indian Ocean territory will cease to exist in the (very) near future, so the .io domains might be going the way of the dodo. I won't be registering any new ones at least, and recommending everyone to stay away from them.