The governments of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recently announced that sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago will move to Mauritius, following years of negotiations. A treaty must first be signed and ratified by both countries; reportedly this is not expected until late 2025 at the earliest.
This development has invited significant curiosity and speculation about what this means for the ".io" top-level domain. The IO code is designated for the British Indian Ocean Territory, which is coterminous with the Chagos Archipelago, a remote cluster of islands approximately halfway between Mauritius and India.
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This development has invited significant curiosity and speculation about what this means for the ".io" top-level domain. The IO code is designated for the British Indian Ocean Territory, which is coterminous with the Chagos Archipelago, a remote cluster of islands approximately halfway between Mauritius and India.
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