Google are the fields of search for the country sunset

Google is to unify the names of the many international fields that lead to Google.comGet rid of sites like Google.co.jp and Google.ru For Japan and Russia because the company says it no longer needs the so -called “Country Code Top Domain (CCTLD)” to provide local search results.

On the giant search products blog, The company said: “Over the years, our ability to provide a local experience has improved. In 2017, We started providing the same experience with the local results for all who use research, whether they are using Google.com Or CCTLD in their country. “

And he continued to add: “Because of this improvement, the fields at the country level are no longer necessary. So we will start to redirect traffic from this CCTLES to Google.com To simplify people’s experience. This change will be made gradually in the coming months, and you may be asked to re -enter some of your search preferences in this process. “

Google said that the change will happen in the next few months and that regardless of what people see in the address bar, Google’s search function will work as it is. The company added in the blog post: “It will not change how to deal with obligations under national laws.”

Google’s research work was under scrutiny – last year, the company’s research work was announced under a monopoly by an American federal judge The Ministry of Justice recommended the company to sell its business in Chrome. Google may also be It faces a monopoly control suit worth $ 6.6 billion On the UK search ads.