I get that some instances use the domain + TLD to make a word, like lemm.ee or to an extent, sh.itjust.works. But I've seen so many TLDs I had no idea existed, like .world, .zone, .social, and yes .works as well.
Is there any real reason for that? Trying to look cool or kinda underground-y? Cheaper and more varied domain options? Something actually kinda functional?
Interestingly, I started on vlemmy.net because I was a scared Reddit refugee and the .net TLD gave me comfort. Then it vanished a few days later without a trace. So here I am on lemmy.world
Don't say that, @FlyingSquid. You're beautiful, and when us primates are doing ruining ourselves, you will inherit the earth and fly over mountains and forests as well.
If you get an email and there is a link that just says "myfile.zip", you wouldn't click it, right? Email doesn't support links for attachments, so it would be a web link either way. And behind that link it can be whatever, like "https://malicioussite.com/download/virus". Actual email attachments have their own spot in your email client.
On top of that, any URL can download a file. If you go to https://fakegoogle.com it doesn't even have to be .zip or .jpg, the moment you get there I could start a download in your browser.
I was surprised it took almost an entire day before appleinvoice. zip got snatched up🤣 I wonder how much appleinvoice or microsoft agreement is worth to some scammer.
Probably not as much as something more generic like "invoices", "emails", "communications"
Edit: I didn't mean to make it a link lol... I actually have the domain blocked until I need a use for it.
There are people who use (regex) blocking for the zip TLD and that other one that google released with it, for the reason that they can be very deceptive.