Geopolitics Disrupts Digital Infrastructure

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The Disappearance of an Internet Domain

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On October 3 , the British government announced that it was giving up sovereignty over a small tropical atoll known as the Chagos Islands .

The decision to transfer the islands to their new owner will result in the loss of one of the tech and gaming industry's preferred top-level domains:io.

The removal of an entire country or territory from the world map is incredibly rare.

The IANA learned a harsh lesson at the end of the Balkans War , when Serbia and Montenegro tried to adopt the name “ Federal Republic of Yugoslavia” Slovenia and Croatia objected, claiming that Serbia , Montenegro were Yugoslavia ’s legitimate successors.

In 1992 , Slovenian academics stole the top-level domain from the University of Belgrade .

In 1994 , IANA founder Jon Postel personally stepped in and overrode IANA regulations to forcibly transfer ownership of theyu domain back to the university.

The organization laid down the new, stricter rules that will soon apply to theio domain.

Once the country code no longer exists, the domain must cease to exist.

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