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Internet country-code top level domain for Guernsey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.gg is the country code top-level domain for the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The domain is administered by Island Networks, who also administer the .je domain for neighbouring territory Jersey.[1] The domain was chosen as other possible codes were already allocated. Nigel Roberts and Laurie Brown, co-founders of Island Networks, created the .gg and .je domains in 1996 by proposing them to Jon Postel of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.[1][2][3] In the late 2000s, there was an increase in usage of the domains by local companies, with there being about 10,000 .gg and .je domain names by 2009.[3]
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| Introduced | 7 August 1996 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Island Networks |
| Sponsor | Island Networks |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Guernsey |
| Actual use | Websites in Guernsey, as well as gaming, esports and gambling websites |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level or under second level generic categories |
| Documents | T&C |
| Dispute policies | DRS |
| DNSSEC | Yes |
| Registry website | Island Networks |
Multiple video game, streamers and esports websites use this domain because "gg" is a common initialism used in multiplayer video games as an abbreviation for the phrase "good game", usually said at the end of a match.[2][4] For example, the VoIP application Discord, commonly used with multiplayer games, uses the domain discord.gg as a redirect to their main website, discord.com, as well as for Discord server invite links.[5] Other websites also use the .gg domain, such as fortnite.gg;[2] emoji.gg, which provides emojis for Discord;[citation needed] start.gg,[5] an eSports platform; wiki.gg, a wiki hosting service;[citation needed] and cloudbase.gg,[5] which keeps tracks of games availability in cloud gaming services.
Names have been registered principally directly at second level, but the following legacy sub-domains are still open for registration:
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