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The Future of .io Websites Is Uncertain
The future of the .io top-level domain (ccTLD) seems uncertain as the UK is relinquishing sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It’s an important step to ending colonialism in Africa, but potentially bad for anyone with a .io website. The UK and Mauritius have agreed to sign a treaty recognizing Mauritius’ sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. This will let…
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Is the .io top level domain headed for extinction? – Computerworld
He added, “We cannot comment on what the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency may or may not do in response to this development. It is worth noting that the ISO 3166-1 standard is not just used for domain names, but many other applications. The need to modify or retain the IO encoding may be informed by needs associated with those other…
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