Darnell Clayton :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://manton.org/activitypub/manton" class="u-url mention">@<span>manton</span></a></span> Oh! I almost forgot that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@wordpressdotcom/" class="u-url mention">@<span>wordpressdotcom</span></a></span> owns the .blog domain extension! </p><p>👉🏾 <a href="https://www.wix.com/encyclopedia/definition/blog-domain" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wix.com/encyclopedia/definitio</span><span class="invisible">n/blog-domain</span></a></p><p>Even though <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@photomatt" class="u-url mention">@<span>photomatt</span></a></span> via <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/Automattic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Automattic</span></a> owns the domain extension, I doubt he would weaponize it against rivals, as that would bring down the wrath of <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/ICANN" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ICANN</span></a> (who would strip the domain away).</p>