They seem to be almost always associated with scam sites.
replySo, might as well to block entire TLDs and never buy a domain under those TLDs
These alternative domains are quite popular with the fediverse and other hobbyist-run groups. Affordable domains with somewhat recognisable names still available.
replyScam websites will use any TLD in my experience. Based on the ones that made it to my Google search results, .it and .info are the TLDs I should be blocking. When I search for "free roblox cash", most websites are .com. "Free robux" also brings forth a few .ca websites. "Free steam gift card" leads to .org and .com.
> Affordable domains with somewhat recognisable names still available.
replyAren't they only affordable for the first year though?
I don’t know about most of them, but I’ve used .pw for many years for most of my domains as pw is really cheap even on renewal.
replyMy all time favorite Fediverse domain is jorts.horse. That’s the most delightfully random thing.
replythis looks exactly like every mastodon instance I ever saw.
replyThe only .fun site I know is neal.fun, which regularly features on the front page here: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=neal.fun
replyI can also name https://beamng.tech/
replyfunnily enough, good.store which sounds like a made up example of a scam is actually a nonprofit ran by john green and his brother hank green
replyThat's just because they're relatively inexpensive
replyOnly .info is missing for the bingo :)
replyBecause they are very cheap. If you are a scammer, why pay $5 for a domain when you can buy one of these for $1.
replyI use them when I need a random domain.
> Because they are very cheap.
replyWhen I first bought an .online, it was not cheap
Well, dang. I've used a .tech as my personal domain and email for some years now, and didn't know this was owned by an obnoxious registry.
replyDespite blocking 66 TLDs and all IDN ccTLDs on my home dns I didn’t have these blocked. Guess I’ll consider it. Once you have the hagezi rpz files including threat information feed though you really have blocked most silliness.
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