In light of recent developments surrounding the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), the future of the popular .io domain is facing uncertainty. The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the BIOT to Mauritius, and this geopolitical shift may have implications for the .io domain, widely used by tech companies and startups. Why Is This a Concern? The .io domain, short for “Indian Ocean,” is linked to the BIOT through the ISO 3166-1 country code designation, “IO.” If this designation changes due to the transfer of sovereignty, the .io domain may no longer meet the requirements to be classified as a country code top-level domain (ccTLD). According to the Inter...