Well, folks, it looks like Google is streamlining things again, and this time it’s the country-specific domains that are getting the boot. Remember typing google.co.uk or google.de? Those days are numbered 
Google’s decided that all searches will now route through the good ol’ google.com, with local results magically appearing based on where you’re at. No more fussing with different domains for different places.
This isn’t entirely out of the blue, though. Back in 2017, Google started using your location to serve up local results, no matter which domain you used. So, whether you were on google.com or google.fr, you’d get the same localized info. Today’s move just takes that a step further by retiring those country-specific URLs altogether. They’ll all redirect to google.com now.
Google’s quick to point out that this change is mostly about what you see in your address bar. The way search works, including how they handle legal stuff in different countries, isn’t changing. So, no need to worry about your local search results disappearing into the ether.
