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Re:Nations of the Amazon are seeking “shared governance” of ... by takeda on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @03:13PM (#19627834)
That's why allowing anyone with money create their own TLD for a quick buck opened a can of worms.

There was nothing wrong with amazon.com and amazon.travel

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Re:Nations of the Amazon are seeking “shared governance” of ... by ryanlol on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @06:13PM (#19629282)
What's the can of worms here? Why wouldn't amazon.com have exactly the same problem as .amazon?
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Re:Nations of the Amazon are seeking “shared governance” of ... by hannasanarion on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @07:22PM (#19629653)
Because then everybody is going to want a TLD, which ruins the whole point of a TLD.
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Re:Nations of the Amazon are seeking “shared governance” of ... by ryanlol on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @10:44PM (#19630712)
How so? What’s the problem with selling TLDs to people willing to pay fuckloads of money for them?
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