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Isn't it just that .gov is the US one? Like .com vs. .co.uk (though since it's not actually important that's blurred) or .org vs. .org.uk. Or .edu vs. .ac.uk;
by OJFord 3y ago
Isn't it just that .gov is the US one? Like .com vs. .co.uk (though since it's not actually important that's blurred) or .org vs. .org.uk.
Or .edu vs. .ac.uk; .mil vs. .mod.uk.
They got there first and just spread over TLDs before consigning other nations to fit under one I suppose.
- newshackr 3y agoI was under the impression that the US government controls / owns .gov
- School-Cotton 3y agoYes, exactly. .gov is US-specific and controlled by the US government.
- OJFord 3y agoYes exactly. So there's no need to use gov.us, but there isn't a 'ukgov' TLD, so gov.uk makes sense.
- sigmoid10 3y ago.com, .org and nearly all original TLDs are used internationally, though there are also local derivatives like co.uk. Even .edu used to be available internationally. I suppose most people have realized by now that .gov is strictly US, but it's not like that was obvious from the naming scheme alone.