Another win for the decentralized Fediverse when a government domain takeback can’t shut it down!

Mali has decided to take back .ml from people who took advantage of the free domain like fmhy.ml & maybe lemmy.ml - https://lemmy.world/post/1915581

And while it sucks for those servers & those users may have to migrate, the #Fediverse and it’s plethora of platforms continues on. 💪 💜

@fediverse #lemmy #mastodon #calckey #mali #decentralization

This is one of the problems with using country TLDs. They look cute, but when you buy it, you may not realize who controls it. Lemm.ee is similarly in a precarious position.

I really wish we could all agree to stop using country TLDs for this

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Who owns or controls .world domains?

I think .ee and .ca are fine. lemmy.ca is for Canadians specifically

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For .ca specifically: as long as you are a Canadian individual, or have a sufficient connection to Canada, or a Corp with a trademark registered in Canada then you are qualified to own that domain - but as to who is really checking I have no idea… CIRA complainants maybe?

Here’s some info about .world domains https://support.google.com/domains/answer/6300841?hl=en#zippy=%2Cterms-restrictions

Saving a search/click for people that don’t know which country .ee is: Estonia

You have to be careful with any TLD. People outside the US have found themselves subject to US law because they had a US controlled domain name.

Some ccTLDs are fine, some are not, but you have to think carefully when you buy it.

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