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Google announced it will redirect country-specific top-level domain names (ccTLDs) like google.ng and google.com.br to google.com. This change, rolling out gradually, aims to streamline user experience. Google assures users that search functionality and adherence to national laws remain unchanged; the ccTLDs became redundant since 2017 when the company unified search results globally.

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