ICANN moves to retire Soviet-era .SU country domain name

by komeon 3/13/2025, 10:08:56 AM with 7 comments
  • by cozzydon 3/13/2025, 8:00:17 PM

    In Soviet Russia, domain own.su

  • by lxgron 3/13/2025, 2:27:46 PM

    Weird/largely fraudy things seem to be happening on .su: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Beware-of-invalid-Germany-ticke...

  • by tryauuumon 3/13/2025, 12:53:52 PM

    would be cool if some domain guru could enlighten us on the truth

    From my point of view this will never happen. If there are 100000 people being charged for domains companies will find a way to continue doing so

  • by bronlundon 3/13/2025, 3:52:33 PM

    I think it makes sense retiring a TLD for a soveregin state dissolved 34 years ago. This wouldn't be the first time a TLD has been retired and probably not the last.

  • by Cpollon 3/13/2025, 4:33:39 PM

    Can the owners just pay the 200k to re-register it as a gTLD?

  • by 1970-01-01on 3/13/2025, 5:11:12 PM

    >Domain system overseer plans to retire .su in 2030.

    Still too soon :)

  • by mediumsmarton 3/14/2025, 7:18:34 AM

    >One million .io sites - grab one while it lasts