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And isn't .io on borrowed time, since the country will soon no longer exist?

>>qingch+(OP)
Do they get rid of TLDs once the country they are assigned to goes away? I assumed they'd sell them to someone or something.

>>Suppaf+Ok
They might not have much of a choice but to shut down all .io domains. This video explains a little: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJ6AZsUlpc

>>Suppaf+Ok
Nobody really knows. There are only a few precedents, i.e. the old Soviet Union .su tld being kept around, or the 2 letter country code that I can't recall which was reassigned to a new country after the old one went out of existence.

There isn't really a precedent for a tld with as many domains under it as .io, it's a very strong possibility it will be kept around and given to a private entity or even to GB.

>>foobar+qN
.cs for Czechoslovakia lasted from 1990 to 1995.

.yu for Yugoslavia ran from 1989 to 2010.

Wikipedia has comprehensive articles on both of those ccTLDs, if you're interested in learning more

>>Suppaf+Ok
.su is still around.

>>loeg+G91
That's why they are shutting .io to not make the same mistake again

>>Suppaf+Ok
Yes, it will be deleted; see: https://www.iana.org/help/cctld-retirement

>>unanim+er
Who is "they".