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
    30·
    2 年前

    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·
      2 年前

      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?