The UK government’s announcement to return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is set to catalyze significant political, military, and social transformations. However, a critical and often overlooked consequence of this decision is the potential elimination of millions of website addresses utilizing the “.io” domain.
Every website has a domain name, like example.com, with the last segment known as the top-level domain (TLD). While many are familiar with TLDs such as .com, .org, and .net, there are over 1,500 available TLDs, including approximately 300 that are specific to various two-letter country codes.
