Domain Names as Handles in Bluesky

Re:Domain Names as Handles in Bluesky by tsuujin on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:41AM (#35052321)

I do not understand this. They say repeatedly “free” on the first link you posted but all the links I checked required payment up front and an increased fee for renewal. I’m not certain by what definition that counts as “free”. Maybe it’s free for them after the ad redirect they tried to hide between the registrar link?

Domain registration happens through an established registrar who collects fees. There are no free-as-in-beer top level domains that I’m aware of.

I would love to be wrong, because I own more than a couple domains myself.

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Re:Domain Names as Handles in Bluesky by IncRnd on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:59AM (#35052421)

You are correct.

You need to be careful, because they are enticing with free and then trying to charge. Free subdomains are easier to obtain, but there are some domains in "off-TLDs" that can be obtained. The list of those changes over time.

Honestly, though, I wouldn't use those for an actual business. The conversation was about how to subvert using domains as identification.

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