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Comment by Dylan16807

5 years ago

Isn't opting in how almost everything got on the list?

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jefftk  5 years ago

No: Mozilla wrote the initial list based on their understanding of TLDs, and they maintain it based on a combination of opt-in and people noticing that domains should be on the list.

Have a look: https://publicsuffix.org/list/public_suffix_list.dat

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