Yes, I knew that. I would have liked to obtain my personal top-level domain, but it seems complicated to me.
replyIt's not possible. But there are more and less neutral ones.
replyI'm asking you out of pure curiosity, it's not an attack: what difference does it make to have a domain controlled by Google versus a more general one?
replyIf Google doesn't like you, it can remove your domain.
replyAlso, many people (apparently not you) are uncomfortable giving money to Google.
Google also ends up with some limited information about who is accessing your website.
I'm not very scared; there are no precedents for similar cases except for security problems or the dissolution of a country.
replyUpdate: I see you've edited the comment. Regarding paying Google, I have no problem paying for their services. I don't know what the issue is. By the way, the domain is managed by Squarespace.
Google Registry / Charleston Road Registry Inc. operates the .dev TLD
replyWhat they sold to squarespace was Google Domains, the user facing registrar from which you can buy domains from most TLDs. It doesn't get any special treatment wrt to .dev
Registrars, even when they "own" the TLD can't unilaterally remove you.
replyNo support
replyWho is 'he'? Did you use an LLM for translation, and it used he instead of I?
replyHuman error, thanks for the heads-up!
replyWhat does "neutral" mean? Which ones are more neutral ones? Any examples of issues with Google, or with the more neutral ones?
replyUltimately controlled by a country "more neutral" than the USA. Looks like .me is not neutral.
replyAs far as I understand, everything ends up centralized to USA anyway (ICANN), who then tells everyone what TLDs are allowed or not.
replyIf ICANN removed a country TLD it would be an international incident that would break the internet in two - USA and everyone else.
replyIt's possible, if you have $600,000 to purchase one.
replydepending on the org, maybe closer to $100,000 https://www.dotfurry.org/#why-furry
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