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		mejari on April 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nations of the Amazon are seeking “shared governan... This is How, not Why

Kalium on April 10, 2019 [–]

The "Why" is because Amazon decided to keep the gTLD for itself, rather than act as a registrar.

The document linked by grandparent also goes into the historical background of how this process came to pass.

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