Re: They also don't have to do this based on the rules either
@needmorehare
"So I wouldn't call it an EU punishment as much as a stupid TLD registrar decision."
The registrar found out after the EU made the decision in what looked like either an attempt at punishing the UK or total incompetence. The registrar publicly explained they had only just found out (I think from the news if I remember right) because as this article explains, it goes against the industry standard approach.
The effort being so badly thought through that the decision was changed 3 times and not by the registrar.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
