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It's been a while, and there's a lingering misconception that .io domains are for startups. However, they are actually:
Country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean Territory. Originally intended for entities connected to the territory, now widely used globally, particularly in the tech and innovation sectors.
There's some news:
"The Disappearance of an Internet Domain" (https://every.to/p/the-disappearance-of-an-internet-domain)
Something good, still alarming:
"The .io domain isn't going anywhere anytime soon amid treaty" (https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/io\_domain\_uk\_mauritius/)
Just be careful when you purchase another .io domain.
It won’t disappear. Domains no longer need to belong to a country
My favorite has always been .dj, which is a ccTLD for Djibouti. A country on the horn of Africa with just over 1 million people.
[https://domainnamewire.com/2024/10/09/io-domain-names-arent-going-away/](https://domainnamewire.com/2024/10/09/io-domain-names-arent-going-away/)
*”However, I believe the current uproar over .io is overblown.”*