You don't actually need a domain with an ""important"" TLD. True story.
What TLDs are today operated by non-profits? Looking at the list, I see a mix of commercial entities running them for profit and governments.
You don't actually need a non-profit TLD either.
Having a healthy competitive market for DNS services is good enough.
Really? If .com or .io or some other popular TLD starts acting maliciously, what’s the route to handling that problem?
What TLDs are today operated by non-profits? Looking at the list, I see a mix of commercial entities running them for profit and governments.
You don't actually need a non-profit TLD either.
Having a healthy competitive market for DNS services is good enough.
Really? If .com or .io or some other popular TLD starts acting maliciously, what’s the route to handling that problem?