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		newshackr on July 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Government URLs that don't end in .gov I was under the impression that the US government controls / owns .gov

OJFord on July 23, 2023 | [–]

Yes exactly. So there's no need to use gov.us, but there isn't a 'ukgov' TLD, so gov.uk makes sense.

umanwizard on July 23, 2023 | [–]

Yes, exactly. .gov is US-specific and controlled by the US government.

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