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Is The UK Government Colonizing The .IO Extension

By Avtro
In Crazy, Domaining, Great Domains, People, Politics, Tech, World
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The .io is a popular domain extension for many SaaS (software as a service) companies. In the world of computers, I/O stands for Input/Output, a common term used when discussing computing processes. Such is the popularity of .io that Google’s ad targeting treats it as a gTLD. However, the origins of this extension don’t lie in the tech world, but in Britain’s colonial history. The Chagos...

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