Did anyone notice when Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars website domain changed from .com to .media?
I just rewatched Joe Rogan’s interview with Tom DeLonge (episode #1026 from 2016), where Tom was passionately discussing his work with scientists like Gary Nolan and top-level directors. During the interview, it was clear that his website was tothestars.com at the time—not tothestars.media.
Fast forward to today, and when I type tothestars.com, it redirects to a site promoting L. Ron Hubbard’s Scientology materials, specifically his science fiction works. Now, Tom’s official website is tothestars.media. This feels like a strange shift, especially since the current redirect feels like it could undermine Tom’s initiative by associating it with something as controversial as Scientology.
Does anyone here know when this switch happened? Did Tom or his team ever comment on this change? Was it an accidental domain lapse, or something more deliberate? The timing and association with Scientology almost feels like strategic move to reframe or distract from To The Stars’ original purpose.
Any insight from the community would be greatly appreciated. It’s been bugging me, especially since it seems so out of place given how seriously Tom was taking the subject back then.