[jahewson]

There's an obvious flaw in this argument. The .io domain is a British invention, it only exists because of the decision to separate the islands from Mauritius. Had the US not wanted a military base, then the Chagos Islands would be part of Mauritius and have a .mu domain.

Had history unfolded as the OP wanted then .io would simply not exist. Alternatively, if the islands were to become independent in the future then they would no longer be the British Indian Ocean Territory, by definition, and likewise have no logical claim on (or even need for) the .io domain.

It's easy to feel sorry for these people, but it's hard to see how they have a claim on something which was never theirs and is an administrative construct of a territory which they never lived in, which would ultimately be abolished in some future ideal world.

Given the article's many complaints about the U.S. military and the CIA, I can't help thinking that the OP might have a more compelling case for boycotting .com domains.