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

  • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org
    23·
    1 year ago

    The Chagos Refugees are seeking repatriation of the .io domain name and fees. They likely don’t want people to stop using that domain unless they lose that case.

    • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
      30·
      1 year ago

      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·
        1 year ago

        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?

    • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Wouldn’t that need to be done if they’re given the islands back, though?