I think it's particularly interesting that the US use .gov and not .gov.us (as a Brit). I'm sure there are oversights on who can acquire an inherently international .gov domain, but for example here in the UK .gov.uk domains have a strict application process [0] managed by central government.
It just seems to me that it would be more secure, and more reassuring to citizens and visitors that they are on the correct site it's under a cctld that's clearly affiliated to and managed by that government.
It just seems to me that it would be more secure, and more reassuring to citizens and visitors that they are on the correct site it's under a cctld that's clearly affiliated to and managed by that government.
0: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-and-manage-a-gov-uk-domain-name
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Edit: turns out .gov is exclusively for the US, not sure I feel good about that, particularly as .com and .net are very much not just for the US.
The possibility of the US government creating a .gov specifically to confuse uses in a foreign country isn't ideal.
I get it, you invented the internet, but the special status you have over it is a little frustrating.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/M-23-1...