The British government is transferring sovereignty of an island in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius next week, potentially impacting the existence of the .io domain.

PhilipTheBucket ( @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat )

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The British government is transferring sovereignty of an island in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius next week, potentially impacting the existence of the .io domain.

PhilipTheBucket ( @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat )

TechnologyEnglish • 1 day ago

The Disappearance of an Internet Domain

How geopolitics can alter digital infrastructure

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the warning for future tech founders is clear: Be careful when picking your top-level domain. Physical history is never as separate from our digital future as we like to think.

Kinda ironic this is published to a website with a .to ccTLD for the Kingdom of Tonga.

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