Go Daddy Removed from SOPA Supporters List - But is it Too Late?

Rob Williams · 12-28-2011, 12:49 PM

Web domain registrar Go Daddy came under fire last week when it was discovered that the company backed SOPA - the anti-piracy act that threatens to shut down half of the Internet if passed. After some initial fumbling, the CEO backed up a bit and said the company wasn't supporting SOPA at that time in order to read through the details better. To many, the move seemed half-hearted, and Reddit-backed GoDaddyBoycott.org remained online, while Reddit user selfprodigy declared December 29th as a day to move all of your domains to another registrar.

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OriginalJoeCool · 12-28-2011, 03:14 PM

This is sort of like when that Fox news pundit apologized after insulting the Canadian military. You could tell he didn't mean it.

12-28-2011, 12:49 PM	#1
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12-28-2011, 03:14 PM	#2
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