• lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    lol there isn’t “unprecedented demand,” it’s a $15/year charge for these big companies and they buy every domain they can think of, what’s one more?

    What’s the best TLD for rapists and nazis?

  • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website
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    Why aren’t they automatically looking for business links between Slovenian domain vendors and the First Family? Melania is Slovenian after all and it would be such a misstep if not even her extended family got to profit from this one.

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      2 days ago

      OK but I don’t think they’re smart enough for this. They make more money via insider trading

    • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
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      ISO standardized abbreviations are mandatory for country-domains.

      Even Trump cannot change “.us” into “.tr” :-) (but please don’t tell him anyway)

      • egrets@lemmy.world
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        No, but he could definitely pull some strings to get IANA to add .trump as a new gTLD (honestly, I’m surprised it hasn’t already happened - I had to check) and the government has no obligation to continue using .us or .gov as far as I know.

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          Doesn’t need to pull any strings. You can buy almost any new gTLD you want, for the rich the price is chump change.

            • skisnow@lemmy.ca
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              I don’t think that’s true any more. It might have been a few years ago, but he’s legalized bribery with his shitcoins etc since then.