The .io top-level domain funds and legitimises Britain's exile of the Chagossian people from their homeland. Here's the history and the facts.

This story really got my blood boiling. CW: involves a forced expulsion of people

  • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    So in other words, tech companies divesting of it would potentially HURT the Chagos people, since they will receive that money if they gain control of the TLD. Amazing.

    • astraeus@programming.dev
      1·
      1 year ago

      The UN can’t even get them back their land, what makes you think international law is going to go out of the way to give them money for a domain?