Special report The future of internet addresses ending in '.io' – popular with tech startups – may be in doubt after the United Nations condemned the UK's continued ownership over islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean that own the domain.
That registry has become increasingly popular with tech startups thanks to the "input/output" computer shorthand of "I/O" but the continued administration of the registry is uncertain, especially if the UK does what the international community has clearly indicated it feels it should and returns the islands.
Read MoreSenior minister of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs, Baroness Warsi, said: "In much the same way as the .uk domain, the administration of the .io domain has always been carried out by a private sector organisation – this is currently the Internet Computer Bureau. As with the .uk domain, the Government receives no revenues from the sales or administration of this domain, and there are therefore no plans to share these with Chagossians."
