Go Daddy Drops SOPA Support After Boycott Threat

[Solo-Wing]

I reckon losing a certain Jimmy Wales had something to do with it.

So yeah, GoDaddy, you dun goof'd, and you can't ungoof this with a press release.

Calumon: I would hate to lose a whale too. I mean they're so big I would feel really silly! :3

OH DAMN. I am almost certain THAT would cause them to rethink. But wait there is more! Ben Huh also threatened to do the same thing! Who is he you may ask? The CEO of Cheezburger! Meaning he owns Can I has Cheezburger, MemeBase, FailBlog, and Know Your Meme!

I also wonder why Google has yet to say anything on SOPA... I mean YouTube will be absolutely devastated by this bill! They probably have the highest stake in this!

EDIT: Oh shit this will also destroy Paypal and... OMFG STEAM! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

[teh_gunslinger]

Wow, those other sites...

not really sure if I can trust them either

either way, the victory only forestalls their destruction, as you have left them forever...are you satisfied with the result? to be willing to destroy anything to win your ideal freedom. this does not bode well for the future.

I'm not entirely sure if I'm understanding your question right, but assuming I am, then yea, I'd say that if this company goes under because of this it's entirely justified and a small price to pay.

 

[Beryl77]

Just words, what really matters is what they think and we all know what they would actually support.

 

[Smallells]

Instead of joining the boycott of GoDaddy, can I join the crowd of people who didn't know and hadn't even heard of GoDaddy before?

 

[putowtin]

See? Bitching on the internet WORKS!

huzzah!
a toast to being a *****!
(on a serious note, even though I'm from the UK I'm glad, if this gets passed in the US how long before the UK goverment think it's agood idea!?!)

 

[DoctorM]

GoDaddy's stance on this is evident, regardless of what they are saying now. Let them burn.

Exactly. Does anyone really think this is anything other than PR spin control?

 

[DoctorM]

I reckon losing a certain Jimmy Wales had something to do with it.

So yeah, GoDaddy, you dun goof'd, and you can't ungoof this with a press release.

Calumon: I would hate to lose a whale too. I mean they're so big I would feel really silly! :3

OH DAMN. I am almost certain THAT would cause them to rethink. But wait there is more! Ben Huh also threatened to do the same thing! Who is he you may ask? The CEO of Cheezburger! Meaning he owns Can I has Cheezburger, MemeBase, FailBlog, and Know Your Meme!

I also wonder why Google has yet to say anything on SOPA... I mean YouTube will be absolutely devastated by this bill! They probably have the highest stake in this!

EDIT: Oh shit this will also destroy Paypal and... OMFG STEAM! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

SOPA is China-style censorship say Google, Twitter, eBay: http://rt.com/news/internet-giants-slam-sopa-915/

 

[TitanAura]

They still need to have a massive chunk taken out of them. They are the sleaziest business people on the web and they happen to be one of the first things the layman thinks of when talking about the internet because of those stupid ads. I don't think such a large business should necessarily burn outright, but seeing them suffer is just enough schadenfreude for me.

 

[geizr]

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I repeat what I have said several times on these forums: there are only two sounds a company hears and understands, the creak of your wallet opening and the slap of your wallet closing. Everything else is noise to be ignored.

When a company sees its customer service center suddenly flooded with cancellations(and from MAJOR clients at that) and it's competitors handing out "Fuck that other guy" coupon codes left and right to switch, you better believe they will act quickly and decisively to change the situation. However, I think in GoDaddy's case, they may want to do some quick research into how to file for Chapter 13. In any coupe, this first people you kill are all the traitors that helped you take over(I know that's not exactly the case we have here, but a similar sort of thinking applies considering how quickly and completely GoDaddy shifted in extremes of position; that's just hard to trust, in my opinion).

 

[Awexsome]

Ah another confirmation about where anyone's stance on this whole thing relies. Money.

 

[(whitty name here)]

To be honest, I think that everyone should switch from GoDaddy anyway. All this situation shows is that they will say pretty much anything to say their ass, and more than likely still believe that SOPA is something to support.

Keep boycotting boys, you're in the right and should continue to do so.

 

[Spud of Doom]

I'm thoroughly impressed by how big the hit must have been. Even Wikipedia [https://twitter.com/#!/jimmy_wales/status/150287579642740736] has announced it will be shifting its GoDaddy domains over. Proud of you, internet people.

 

[LobsterFeng]

I already hated GoDaddy because of their ridiculously stupid commercials, this just makes happier.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

If Reddit is right, GoDaddy also lost Imgur. Alan Schaaf, the guy who runs Imgur (MrGrim on Reddit) said they're moving their domain.

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/nnynm/imgurcom_is_with_godaddy_alan_schaaf_the_founder/c3al6ld

 

[Logarithmic Limbo]

I felt like opening an account at GoDaddy, just so that I could cancel it. Let the fuckers burn. Oh, and a merry christmas and good will towards all... =)

 

[lacktheknack]

Well what did they expect? They were supporting a bill that would have gotten a large portion of their customers shut down. If the boycott hadn't killed their business, the bill would have anyway. Everything they're saying is just PR bullshit and asskissing, obviously, but maybe now they're take their customers seriously and show a bit of respect.

According to Wikipedia, an amendment to SOPA would exclude Go Daddy from any penalties incurred by violating the act.

I'll let that simmer for a bit.

 

[Gather]

Well what did they expect? They were supporting a bill that would have gotten a large portion of their customers shut down. If the boycott hadn't killed their business, the bill would have anyway. Everything they're saying is just PR bullshit and asskissing, obviously, but maybe now they're take their customers seriously and show a bit of respect.

According to Wikipedia, an amendment to SOPA would exclude Go Daddy from any penalties incurred by violating the act.

I'll let that simmer for a bit.

Hah, it's like the exclusive rights they gave the airlines for overseas travel but worse (Maybe... The internet is bigger than airplanes right?)

But Wikipedia is something that's brilliant at sourcing itself; is there something that's a bit harder to edit for the quote?

 

[OldNewNewOld]

Finely an article that contains the word "SOPA" and gives you hope.

Also at Namecheap the BYEBYEGD coupon still works. I actually loled at this one.

 

[Sporky111]

Well what did they expect? They were supporting a bill that would have gotten a large portion of their customers shut down. If the boycott hadn't killed their business, the bill would have anyway. Everything they're saying is just PR bullshit and asskissing, obviously, but maybe now they're take their customers seriously and show a bit of respect.

According to Wikipedia, an amendment to SOPA would exclude Go Daddy from any penalties incurred by violating the act.

I'll let that simmer for a bit.

Yet more reason to hate SOPA. It's not even trying to cover the fact that it's a big corporate clubhouse that'll let them do what they want online and have nothing to do with the courts.