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Re:Show HN: I built a tool to create polls on Bluesky by gbarletta on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:37AM (#42964068)
.xyz domains are commonly associated with malware, scams, and phishing, leading to such measures as multiple antimalware vendors blacklisting many or all .xyz domains.

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

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Re:Show HN: I built a tool to create polls on Bluesky by S0y on Thursday February 06, 2025 @12:49PM (#42964710)
I think it's pretty unfortunate .xyz domains ended up having such a bad reputation. I know when the tld first came out it was extremely cheap ($1 for the first year?) so I suspect anyone who wanted a good deal grabbed one.

Obligatory: https://abc.xyz/

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