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> Both gTLDs [.zip and .mov] match popular file extensions

I wonder how Slack will handle this, or any other tool where both filenames and (auto-hyperlinked) hostnames get passed around. Honestly, the new domains these will enable don’t feel worth the added confusion from overloading the extensions.

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This should be handled in the URI scheme. Files have file:// and web has http:// or https://

There’s also a UI difference. I don’t use Slack, but files tend to be shared using a file picker/ drag & drop whereas websites are shared as URLs.

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