When the name is worth more than the product, you know the whole industry is bullshit.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2026
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Why aren't they automatically looking for business links between Slovenian domain vendors and the First Family? Melania is Slovenian after all and it would be such a misstep if not even her extended family got to profit from this one.
OK but I don't think they're smart enough for this. They make more money via insider trading
Now there's a thought. Lemmy got any real journalists ready for a story?
lol there isn’t “unprecedented demand,” it’s a $15/year charge for these big companies and they buy every domain they can think of, what’s one more?
What’s the best TLD for rapists and nazis?
What’s the best TLD for rapists and nazis?
.gov
Ive heard that all of the big domains have been bought up months ago, so another insider trading scheme from Trump.
Why is SLOVENIA using the SI domain? "Slovenian Internet," perhaps?
Sierra Leone became a country before Slovenia. First come first serve.
ISO standardized abbreviations are mandatory for country-domains.
Even Trump cannot change ".us" into ".tr" :-) (but please don't tell him anyway)
No, but he could definitely pull some strings to get IANA to add .trump as a new gTLD (honestly, I'm surprised it hasn't already happened - I had to check) and the government has no obligation to continue using .us or .gov as far as I know.
Doesn't need to pull any strings. You can buy almost any new gTLD you want, for the rich the price is chump change.
Yes, but Trump only pretends to be rich
I don't think that's true any more. It might have been a few years ago, but he's legalized bribery with his shitcoins etc since then.
With all the corruption and kickbacks, he is rich now.
That just gives him a reason to invade Turkey.
How is it spelled in the local language?
Slovenija
So Slovinia then. Two letter country codes would have a lot of conflicts no matter how you slice it.
To confuse people with fonts where I and l look similar.