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European Commission Says It Will Cancel All 300,000 UK-Owned .EU Domains (theregister.co.uk)

Posted by msmash on from the that's-gonna-hurt dept.

Brexit has hit the internet, and not in a good way. From a report: In an official statement Thursday, the European Commission announced it will cancel all 300,000 domains under the .eu top-level domain that have a UK registrant, following Britain's eventual departure from the European Union. "As of the withdrawal date, undertakings and organizations that are established in the United Kingdom but not in the EU and natural persons who reside in the United Kingdom will no longer be eligible to register .eu domain names," the document states, adding, "or if they are .eu registrants, to renew .eu domain names registered before the withdrawal date." Going even further, the EC suggested that existing .eu domains might be cancelled the moment Brexit happens -- expected to be 366 days from now -- with no right of appeal.

4 of 461 comments (clear)

  1. sacrebl.eu! by trb · · Score: 4, Funny

    will be up for grabs.

    https://whois.eurid.eu/en/sear...

  2. Re:Petty. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm guessing someone will register fuck.eu

  3. Re: Petty. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll register fc.uk.eu

    Think about it

  4. Re:Who voted to what? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 1, Funny

    Not all of the people in the UK voted to leave.

    Yes, they call themselves, "Scots" . . .

    --
    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!