> Using .io is unfair to the Chagossian People

> The reason closest to our hearts is the geopolitical background of .io domains which we only learned about recently.

Later in the article:

> Of course, we will make sure to redirect all traffic from *.plan.io appropriately so no existing links will break in the future.

Which to me sounds like they will keep paying for the .io domain for the foreseeable future.