The article is from 2019 when there was some issues about post-Brexit (maybe).
See this newer article:
See disadvantages and conclusion.
The Dominion .io used to be solely one of the country code TLDs, specifically for sites in the Indian Ocean. However, it is no longer country-specific, as Google recognizes it as a generic top-level domain, serving a much larger audience.
Frances
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