GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.
Despite a massive Twitter campaign and a blog post that claims “Go Daddy no longer supports SOPA legislation” the company and its CEO have dodged questions about opposing the bill. In essence, they are taking a lesser role by not showing support for the bill. They have not opposed it.
This week, they lost around 72,000 domain registrations. At a yearly discounted rate of $6.99 (most registrations are higher), that’s over half a million dollars per year. It is apparently not enough for them to speak out against the bill.
Everyone from large corporations like Google down to small startups like Oklahoma City Dodge are voicing concern about the legislation. “We are watching this subject very closely and looking at what domain changes will need to be made because of GoDaddy’s support of this legislation,” said Mike Chell.
How many domains is the company willing to lose before they oppose this abomination of legislation? Do they believe that when they “step back and let others take leadership roles” we are going to see it as something other than a “duck and cover” public relations move to try to get out of the spotlight and hope someone else takes the brunt of the attacks while they quietly support the bill?
Are 72,354 domains enough? Not even close. It’s a drop in the bucket. They have anywhere from 15,000 to 40,000 domains added daily. Despite cries from the internet, yesterday was a good day with over 32,000 added. Go Daddy has not felt much pain yet. The “PR nightmare” that many of us in the tech industry perceive is happening to them hasn’t hit their pocketbooks in any real form, yet.
Until the effect is more pronounced, they can afford to deflect questions and let the negative PR pass. More must be done.
Ron Paul is the only candidate that isn’t a traitorous, anti-constitution demagogue and will actually reverse these tyrannical trespasses against our innate liberty as individuals. If you love all the illegal wars, dismantled civil liberties, economic depression and the exponential police state springing up around us; by all means vote for one of these establishment tools in 2012, but if you value your freedom and support the US Constitution as a bulwark against criminal government, vote RON PAUL 2012!
Congressmen and Congresswomen are the real pirates. They use the police powers of the state to guarantee special privileges for special and corporate interests. SOPA will only be the next example if we let them get away with it.
That sad thing is they sell our freedom off so cheaply. Generations have paid for it with their lives. Congress – like a crack whore – wants to squander it for campaign contributions,
In this particular case can you cite any evidence or are you just repeating something that’s been said over and over?
I’ve been in state government and have seen how campaign contributions buy votes. I know only to well how the system works.
I think we may be reaching the point where we need a third party that stands for freedom. The Rs and the Ds each take turns playing good cop and bad cop as they take away more of our freedom. They only care about holding onto power.
If the Rs defeat SOPA, then I will be convinced they should have a second chance.
I’m glad they made this stupid decision because now it will draw more attention to the anti-SOPA movement.
My wife and I were having a discussion about protecting Liberty. Who make the bigger sheep. Republicans or Democrats?
For the record I am against SOPA and believe its’ another example of the Rs and Ds in Congress putting our Freedom up for sale bit by bit. Only this time they are selling off a big hunk of it.
Maybe its time to get angry about this and make them accountable,