> Because ccTLDs follow a different standard

They will just move .io from ccTLD to gTLD, with the UK government's blessing. Everyone realizes there is no point in stopping the money from flowing.

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noirscape 6 days ago | parent [-]

They probably won't, the 2 character space is reserved for ccTLDs by their existing policies.

Only 3 characters and up can be gTLDs.

	▲	chatmasta 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It’s insane that anyone thinks ICANN will deprecate one of the most popular TLDs. There is no incentive by anyone for this to happen.
	▲	toyg 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If the money is good enough, they will make a "grandfathered" exception. Modern ICANN is not about policies for policies' sake.