ICANN plans to phase out .su domains by 2030
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Recently, according to Domain Name Wire, ICANN announced that it will stop using the .su country top-level domain name (ccTLD) left over from the Soviet era in 2030. The domain name has been in use since 1990 and is still managed by the Russian Institute of Public Networks (ROSNIIROS) after the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are currently about 100,000 registered domain names.
According to ICANN's ccTLD retirement policy, when a country or region is removed from the ISO 3166-1 standard, its corresponding ccTLD should be retired after an orderly transition period. The default transition period is five years, but operators can apply for an extension. Since the Soviet Union was not reassigned ccTLDs after the collapse of 1991, ICANN plans to phase out the .su domain name within five years.
ICANN tried to terminate the use of the .su domain name in 2008, but it was retained at the request of the Russian government and users. However, with the formulation and approval of the ccTLD retirement policy, ICANN decided to advance the elimination process of the domain name.
It is worth noting that Ukraine had asked ICANN to remove Russian domain names, including .su, in response to Russia's military actions in Ukraine. This move has triggered widespread discussion on domain name management and geopolitical impact.
This decision by ICANN may have an impact on other legacy ccTLDs. For example, the UK plans to transfer control of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, which may lead to the removal of the "IO" domain name from the ISO list, triggering the retirement process.
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