[catoc]

That… is true - thanks for editing your comment to clarify

The initial thread read like “.com domains are exclusive to US” which they of course aren’t

[dijit]

It's a bit like .gov and .edu; technically exclusive to the US. The difference is that .com and .org were opened up for anyone to purchase.

And it goes deeper than just intent: .com was literally administered under a US government contract for decades, with Verisign only ending up in control because they acquired the company that held that government contract.

So while anyone can buy a .com today, the infrastructure and oversight have always been firmly American.