TLDR: .su domains are some of the best places for illegal content on the clearnet to live. And we aren’t talking piracy. We’re talking child porn and snuff films. IANA doesn’t want that smoke again.
As to your second point, it very much could except that breaks the rules for TLDs. Then again companies could put enough money behind it to change the rules I’m sure.
Its funny you mention .su because that’s the exact time IANA learned that it shouldn’t stick around.
https://every.to/p/the-disappearance-of-an-internet-domain
TLDR: .su domains are some of the best places for illegal content on the clearnet to live. And we aren’t talking piracy. We’re talking child porn and snuff films. IANA doesn’t want that smoke again.
As to your second point, it very much could except that breaks the rules for TLDs. Then again companies could put enough money behind it to change the rules I’m sure.