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Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by danberger »

I agree with a lot of people here. This is clearly a direct result of the harsh public backlash they've faced from the community. This statement can only be taken at face value until they do much more than post a public statement rescinding their support. We should continue pushing them and they should publicly speak against SOPA to its supporters and in Congress. They need to walk the walk not just talk the talk.

I am, however, a little confused.

Wasn't the goal of the campaign against GoDaddy to convince them to no longer support SOPA? Isn't this a small victory? If people in the community are not going to support them no matter what they do, where is their incentive to change behavior? I understand the cynicism but we need to also reward companies doing the right thing, even if they took some wrong turns along the way.

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Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by digitalboss »

lukejduncan wrote: post #37
digitalboss wrote: post #25

Here's the Reddit discussion - http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/no6b1/go_daddy_n...

Is cross-posting links an attempt at getting karma/upvotes?

Its an attempt to getting two smart groups of ppl talking about equal weighted topics....

Karma is a benefit...

carry on...

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by rumblestrut »

I set up a Namecheap account and purchased a domain yesterday. No terrible upselling, pretty straightforward shopping cart (not a fan that it didn't take Discover, but no biggie). Overall, it was a pleasant experience.

I'm a longtime Go Daddy customer and have several domains with them.

I've thought about moving from GoDaddy, but never made it a priority. But I finally got motivated enough to see the process of switching might not be as painful as I thought. Now that I've seen what else is out there, it's go time. As my domains expire in the next few months, I'll switch them over to Namecheap.

At least for me, it's too little, too late this time for Go Daddy.

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by marshray »

mwsherman wrote: post #39

This is the right outcome, and they should be commended. I think SOPA is awful, and they were on the wrong side of the argument. Subsequently, they listened to customers and changed their position. (Yes, it’s self-interest, just like you and I engage in.) One should resist the urge to say “yeah but they’re still awful people” unless one is willing to bring the same passion to everyone else on the list of supporters.…

I don't think they should be commended for backing away (only after huge public outrage) from a position that was despicable in the first place.

I'm happy to forget about them for a while longer.

Re: Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA

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Post by dclowd9901 »

chuinard wrote: post #17

GoDaddy has been under fire for years for various reasons. While the SOPA boycott was definitely worthwhile and effective, we should really understand the power that the community has to influence a company's practices, and maybe shouldn't wait until it gets as bad as SOPA support to do this again in the future?

You preclude the possibility that perhaps people will only act when it actually gets as bad as SOPA.

Just as a company is motivated proportionally by money, a person is motivated by proportionally by how much something affects them.

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