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   Darnell Clayton :verified: (darnell@one.darnell.one)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 09:05:02 JST Darnell Clayton :verified:

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   • Manton Reece

   @manton Oh! I almost forgot that @wordpressdotcom owns the .blog domain extension!

   👉🏾 https://www.wix.com/encyclopedia/definition/blog-domain

   Even though @photomatt via #Automattic owns the domain extension, I doubt he would weaponize it against rivals, as that would bring down the wrath of #ICANN (who would strip the domain away).

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     Brandon Kraft ❤️‍🔥🧡 (kraft@religious.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 10:18:50 JST Brandon Kraft ❤️‍🔥🧡

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     • Manton Reece

     @darnell @manton There is a required wall between Automattic the registrar (e.g. where you buy a domain from) and Automattic the registry (who runs .blog) per ICANN rules.

     The folks that run the registry have their own p2 network, Slack (IIRC), etc.

     ICANN, rightfully so, puts in a lot of protections for a TLD available to the public.