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When country code top-level domains
(ccTLDs) were first delegated, few knew how they would
evolve. While many ccTLDs were delegated in the mid-1980s
and early 1990s, others sat dormant.
It was not until May 1997 that East
Timor’s .tp was delegated to an Irish Internet
Service Provider (ISP) that sought to use the code to
help bring freedom to the people of East Timor.
It was Martin Maguire who conceived of .tp as a virtual
homeland and a tool for activism for the annexed East
Timorese. Tracing the history of East Timor’s
ccTLD, he discusses activism, politics, and the inherent
problems with the ccTLD naming system.
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