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.ch is owned by a foundation called “SWITCH”.

If you trust them, it’s fine. I would guess they’ll be around for a while.

https://www.switch.ch/about/foundation/



> .ch is owned by a foundation called “SWITCH”.

That's not entirely true. What happens for ccTLDs is that they're owned by the government, and administrative and technical management of the extension is delegated to a foundation/association. In the example of France (I'm French so I know it best), the .fr has been managed by the Afnic historically, but it's renewed every few years (5 I think?) by the government. Last time was 2021.

In the case of ccTLDs you need to trust the associated government no matter what, more than the delegated registry.


Yes, good point.




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