[CPWG] Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

[Khaled Koubaa]

Thank you Olivier.

There is indeed a long list of TLDs that are File Extension including very
widely used ones such as .io or .xyz

This blog post has the full list :
https://wkumari.github.io/2023/05/15/TLDs-that-are-extensions.html

PS: The writer of the blogpost is Warren Kumari from Google
PS2: I agree with his statement "I think that this particular ship has
sailed"

Khaled

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On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 1:29 PM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via CPWG <
cpwg at icann.org> wrote:

> From ARS Technica, 18 May 2023:
>
> A recent move by Google to populate the Internet with eight new top-level
> domains is prompting concerns that two of the additions could be a boon to
> online scammers who trick people into clicking on malicious links.
>
> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/critics-say-googles-new-zip-and-mov-domains-will-be-a-boon-to-scammers/
>
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