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Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by lxgr »

terminalbraid wrote: post #265
kallistisoft wrote: post #49

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IONOS requires you to make a phone call to talk to their retention reps before you can cancel anything

Isn’t that illegal in several markets at this point (unless you also initially signed up via a phone call)?

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by LeftHandPath »

funkdude wrote: post #346
betteryet wrote: post #178

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Same thing with Gandi, which is a shame. Domain renewal price silently went up 3x or so last year after getting acquired.

Gandi's prices rose, which sucks, but they were great when I had a dispute with AFNIC over a blocked domain. They won brownie points with that.

Would you / do you still use them? I like their branding more than PorkBun.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by nicolas_17 »

leafo wrote: post #411
TheEnbyperor wrote: post #174

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I run a domain registrar. "serverHold" is not a status that iwantmyname could've set. If they had suspended the domain it'd have "clientHold" set. Server Hold means the registry (i.e. .io directly) has suspended the domain. Your best bet would be to contact the Internet Computer Bureau Ltd who run .io at admin@icb.co.uk, or the registry technical support provider Identity Digital at techsupport@identity.digital.

Interesting, this morning I got a response from a staff member of the parent company that owns iwantmyname saying they didn't get my response with regards to the abuse notification they sent and that's why they took the domain down.

Are you sure you got a serverLock and not a clientLock?

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by remram »

TZubiri wrote: post #417
remram wrote: post #410

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The network is decentralized, but each domain still has a single registrar, making the service you (domain owner) receive very centralized. If that one registrar misbehaves or is unresponsive, you're out of luck.

You can switch registrars if you want.

This requires cooperation from your current registrar, and involves the registry operator for your TLD which is again a single entity.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by loeg »

Suppafly wrote: post #401
qingcharles wrote: post #363

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And isn't .io on borrowed time, since the country will soon no longer exist?

Do they get rid of TLDs once the country they are assigned to goes away? I assumed they'd sell them to someone or something.

.su is still around.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by RobKohr »

paxys wrote: post #5
bpye wrote: post #4

The registrar in question is iwantmyname, so I guess you can add them to your "do not use" list.

I feel like it's better to have a "do use" list for something as important as a domain name registrar. - Namecheap - Cloudflare - Route 53 (if on AWS) Any others?

I have used dreamhost forever and have had a lot of domains through them for over 20 years. Never had a hitch and excellent customer service.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by [deleted] »

kobalsky wrote: post #302
jerrre wrote: post #98

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> Isn't insane that many of the comments are linking the CEO of Funko, I'd say that it's normal on this site. You are misintepreting the intentions of commenters. No one is doxxing the CEO of a public company by posting a link to their profile. People should be telling them they screwed up when their corporate behemots run over a small village and they don't notice. Any good CEO can capitalize on that.

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Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by apitman »

TheEnbyperor wrote: post #174
leafo wrote: post #31

I'm the one running itch.io, so here's some more context for you: From what I can tell, some person made a fan page for an existing Funko Pop video game (Funko Fusion), with links to the official site and screenshots of the game. The BrandShield software is probably instructed to eradicate all "unauthorized" use of their trademark, so they sent reports independently to our host and registrar claiming there was "fraud…

I run a domain registrar. "serverHold" is not a status that iwantmyname could've set. If they had suspended the domain it'd have "clientHold" set. Server Hold means the registry (i.e. .io directly) has suspended the domain. Your best bet would be to contact the Internet Computer Bureau Ltd who run .io at admin@icb.co.uk, or the registry technical support provider Identity Digital at techsupport@identity.digital.

What registrar do you run?

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by franciscop »

betteryet wrote: post #178
duggan wrote: post #57

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iwantmyname was bought out by a conglomerate, “Team Internet[1]”, a few years ago. Prices went up, service went down. I’d recommend moving your domains when you can (Porkbun have been good, though I haven’t had any incidents like this). Best of luck! 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Internet

Same thing with Gandi, which is a shame. Domain renewal price silently went up 3x or so last year after getting acquired.

Yup, I've been migrating out of Gandi because of this, I was okay with up to ~50% over the base price but I'm seeing 100%~200% overcharge. I did have to let go of one domain though since Cloudflare doesn't support .jp yet

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by jamessbutler322 »

leafo wrote: post #31

I'm the one running itch.io, so here's some more context for you: From what I can tell, some person made a fan page for an existing Funko Pop video game (Funko Fusion), with links to the official site and screenshots of the game. The BrandShield software is probably instructed to eradicate all "unauthorized" use of their trademark, so they sent reports independently to our host and registrar claiming there was "fraud…

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