.gl
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| Introduced | 8 April 1994 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Tusass |
| Sponsor | Tusass |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Greenland |
| Actual use | Has some use in Greenland; also used as an abbreviation for Gloucestershire. Previously used by The Pirate Bay and goo.gl URL shortening for Google. |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Names can be registered directly at second level |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | www.nic.gl |
.gl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Greenland. The domain is available for Internet services worldwide and registrations are handled by ICANN-accredited domain name registrars.
The domain name has sometimes been marketed as standing for "good luck", "graphics library" or Gloucestershire.
In December 2009, Google released a URL shortener service using the domain hack goo.gl.[1] The service was shut down on 30 March 2019.
In April 2013, the registry unilaterally voluntarily suspended resolution of thepiratebay.gl, intended to be a new primary domain name for Bittorrent search engine The Pirate Bay.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Josh Lowensohn (2009-12-14). "Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl". cnet news. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ^ "New Pirate Bay Greenland Domains (About to be) Seized". TorrentFreak. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
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