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| Introduced | 8 April 1994 |
|---|---|
| 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 occasionally used as a domain hack |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Names can be registered directly at second level |
| DNSSEC | yes |
| Registry website | nic |
.gl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Greenland.
Registration
The domain is available for Internet services worldwide and registrations are handled by ICANN-accredited domain name registrars.
Domain hack
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.
Suspensions
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
References
References
- 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.