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This story really got my blood boiling. CW: involves a forced expulsion of people
This story really got my blood boiling. CW: involves a forced expulsion of people
TL;DR
.io represents the British Indian Ocean Territory 🇮🇴, which is basically a joint UK/US military base as a state. It was formed after natives were forcefully evicted off of those islands to construct it.
More details here http://thechagosrefugeesgroup.com/our-history/