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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.

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  1. Re:Petty. by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I thought most UK website owners had .co.uk addresses to begin with.

    Why would anybody want a .eu address, unless they had an Islamic Terrorist site? Europe is dying.

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  2. Re: Who voted to what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You sound like a fucking 13 year old girl upset about her younger sister getting a doll.

    Grow up, you petulant moron.

  3. This is spite. by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is nothing other than spite. It's not uncommon to register a domain in a country other than the one you live in.

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  4. Re:Who voted to what? by Zontar+The+Mindless · · Score: -1, Troll

    trying to have your cake and eat it too so to speak

    That pretty much sums up the entire history of the UK as a "member" of the EU.

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  5. Re:Who voted to what? by Freischutz · · Score: -1, Troll

    What kind of fucking moron cares about the "EU's best interest?"

    Well, the extant members of the EU for one.

    If you don't like the rules of a club and decide to leave and stop paying your fees, you can't really complain when you can't use the gym any more. Or the pool. and the sauna's off limits too. Yep and the sports massage even though you had to pay extra for it.

    Oh and you also don't get the affiliate discounts at the loca supermarket either.

    SERIOUSLY HOW THE FUCK IS THAT A SURPRISE TO ANYONE???

    Think of Brexiteers as millions of nano-Trumps. The answer to every single one of your very valid point is a slogan shouted out at the top of one's voice, things like: ... UNFAIR!!, WITCH HUNT!!, BULLYING!!, PUNISHMENT!!, ...