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Re: by popcalc on Sunday December 04, 2022 @08:19PM (#33860154)
Had never heard of Heard Island before and that sent me down a rabbit-hole into the world of obscure ccTLDs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.hm

https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/06/hm_domains_borked/

Re: by Neveen on Monday December 05, 2022 @03:31PM (#33871458)
It's shame really. Lots of untapped potential in some of these places.
Re: by hhhaa2230 on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @01:44AM (#33876619)
guys how do I use the AI, because I'm in one of the unavailable countries and cannot access it. thanks
Re: by sam1122 on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:58PM (#33887688)
Chad
Re: by sam1122 on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:58PM (#33887691)
Hey tell me to do something crazy
Re: by numaraku on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @10:29AM (#33895457)
Really wanted to be available in algeria. hadja ma teslah fel blad hadi
Re: by houssamADJ on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @09:13AM (#33983699)
but there are some Algerians that have used it when it was first launched !! ma ykonch za3ma problem "andhom f el servers ?
Re: by Senzu on Thursday December 15, 2022 @08:43AM (#33999352)
They use VPN ig
Re: by 7ganam on Friday December 09, 2022 @07:20AM (#33920456)
Anyone knows why those countries? Some of them makes sense but others not at all.
Re: by salvorhardin789 on Saturday December 10, 2022 @01:46AM (#33930534)
What is this? What did us do wrong that make us not available to such innovation?
Re: by tafath on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:12AM (#33930916)
I think the map correlates with authoritarian regimes maps
Re: by padiazg on Sunday December 11, 2022 @02:02PM (#33946261)
I live in Paraguay, and don't get why we are banned. We are a democracy. I know people from those banned countries that live in allowed countries are using the chat every day, so what was the point of ban them?
Re: by williamwong on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:44PM (#33949880)
It definitely violates impartiality and is a typical case of discrimination.
Re: by houssamADJ on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @09:16AM (#33983738)
are these countries banned or are just the servers aren't available in them? somebody explain !
Re: by tafath on Thursday December 15, 2022 @01:42AM (#33996108)
You need a phone number to signup, and phone numbers from these countries are explicitly not allowed