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Source: Gigaom - How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal
Tldr:
Still want to build your startup on a .io domain? I'll pass.
The .io domain is a hit, but few startups using it appreciate the associations it carries — a mass expulsion that took place within living memory, and a crucial staging-post for the “War on Terror”.
Source: Gigaom - How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal
Tldr:
The U.K. reaps the rewards of the hot top-level domain, and the Chagossians get nothing.
Still want to build your startup on a .io domain? I'll pass.