TLD Squatting
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TLD Squatting
Thanks, I wrote a lot of code for this (scraped several sources before settling on nTLD) so this was a “Show…
captnemo.inHow HN took it
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.38.
Idea: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Useful sortable table of the TLD list via a userscript.
From 1 comment
I made a userscript to make the table sortable. Just click the table header to sort. https://gist.github.com/nake89/da99121ef5557e99ea6ca3804e219d4f Disclaimer: ChatGPT helped me…
nake89 on HN
Objections
Commenters argue the list counts legitimate brand TLDs as squatting.
From 2 comments
This isn't squatting. ICANN specifically allowed applications as a "restricted registry" for a trademarked brand where the applicant could show that such a limitation on…
mike_d on HNTo be fair, .amazon is on the list and under such logic (which I agree with) shouldn't be. Yes, Amazon is a word/name of a real place, but I doubt many would be registering…
junon on HN
Unrestricted TLDs held by Google and Amazon are unused.
From 1 comment
But a lot of these aren't trademark-specific TLDs. They're even listed under the "unrestricted" category. There's no reason why .eat, .here or .ads have to be exclusive to…
tavavex on HN
Requests
Open unused unrestricted TLDs to public registration.
From 2 comments
But a lot of these aren't trademark-specific TLDs. They're even listed under the "unrestricted" category. There's no reason why .eat, .here or .ads have to be exclusive to…
tavavex on HNI'm surprised .abc is owned by Disney while Alphabet had to settle for .xzy. That being said, I believe gTLDs should be open for the public, at least the short (3 to 5 letters)…
emaro on HN
Questions
Does the profusion of new TLDs have infrastructure cost?
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Does this profusion of frivolous TLDs have infrastructure cost?
hoseja on HN