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The dark side of .io: How the UK is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal

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Tags: internet, tld, domain names, united kingdom, profits, io, cold war, author.david meyer
https://gigaom.com/2014/06/30/the-dark-side-of-io-how-the-u-k-is-making-web-domain-profits-from-a-shady-cold-war-land-deal/

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Authors
David Meyer, Paul Lewis, Jon Collins, Johnny Baltisberger, William McKnight, Jake Dolezal, Thom Langford
Published
Jun 30 2014
Word count
1482 words

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    I stumbled on this in relation to how .tv and .ai domains (also owned by island nations) have made the nations money. In the case of .tv, Tuvalu was able to afford entry into the UN due to domain...

    I stumbled on this in relation to how .tv and .ai domains (also owned by island nations) have made the nations money.

    In the case of .tv, Tuvalu was able to afford entry into the UN due to domain name sales.

    Reading how the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands have been exploited for centuries, I’m not surprised, but for how popular this domain can be for multi-million (billion?) dollar corporations (i.e. it’s a go-to for many startups is the .io domain), it’s a shame that 0% of the profits go towards native islanders (although I recognize that term may even be debatable).

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