retiolus@lemmy.cat to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy does people use .co.uk and not just .uk?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down17
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minus-squareNecessaryWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoIIRC, one of the historical concerns was that some cheeky Brit would register a domain name that ended with the letter F, like buttf.uk. So “co.uk” became the awkward solution.
minus-squareTroy Dowling@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThanks to Britain, we now have swearing on the Internet.
IIRC, one of the historical concerns was that some cheeky Brit would register a domain name that ended with the letter F, like buttf.uk. So “co.uk” became the awkward solution.
Thanks to Britain, we now have swearing on the Internet.
suckmy.co.uk