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Welp that answers a lot of why all .ml are down (i.imgur.com)
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[–] redcalcium@c.calciumlabs.com 8 points 11 months ago

Consider how many system relies on being able to send you an email for verifying your login and performing password reset. Those who have control over your email address domain can trigger password reset for most of online services out there. Imagine if Google forgot to renew gmail.com and it falls to a wrong hands.