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Re:Ask HN: What happens to ".io" TLD after UK gives back the... by alexchamberlain on Saturday October 05, 2024 @07:28AM (#41749158)
https://web.archive.org/web/20120616044022/http://www.iso.or...

Apparently "United" and "Kingdom" aren't valid for ISO, so they went with ignoring part of the name completely.

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Re:Ask HN: What happens to ".io" TLD after UK gives back the... by xp84 on Saturday October 05, 2024 @11:58AM (#41750771)
That’s interesting. It kind of makes sense. I guess the US makes this rule kind of funny too. I guess we’re lucky we didn’t get .am for “America.”
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