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There are some domain names that have requirements but nothing like you're thinking. The only one I would automatically consider as providing useful information would be .gov.
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I think .gov is actually regulated?
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.gov and .mil are controlled by the American government and they are reserved for use by American government websites and American military websites respectively.
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That's kinda wild to me. You'd think there'd be some sort of checks to make sure certain domains are only used by people who have been vetted as reputable.
Though I suppose in the age of misinformation being everywhere it's not too surprising.
Edit: Idk why this is being downvoted but I'd love to know. I'm not very computer savvy. I know more than the average person but I'm not an "IT guy". My concerns come from a lack of understanding. Help me understand.
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Who should do this vetting though? The internet was built up with the idea of technical neutrality - everything else came on top. TLDs came later and were used to either describe the origin of a page or its intended(!) use. That leads to the case that not only can a propaganda outlet mark itself as "info" - it's actually historically correct to do so as it's about what the host wants to communicate.
ICANN, the organisation behind the TLDs, actually always struggles with this btw. A more recent example was the decision which domain should be reserved for local name services. It took y long time (I think years overall) to get to: .internal (edited, brainfart)
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Nope. It's actually .internal, not .lan. https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-special-meeting-of-the-icann-board-29-07-2024-en#section2.a
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Haha brainfart. Thought about lan domains...
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