GoDaddy Stops Registering Domains in China
GoDaddy has said that it will stop registering domains in China because of new government rules that the company believes are intrusive.
The Washington Post reports that GoDaddy today informed lawmakers that it would no longer be registering domain names in China because of new rules that require applicants to submit extensive amounts of personal information.
The company said it believes the new rules, which include the requirement that applicants submit photos of themselves, are a bid to increase the level of surveillance of content on Web sites. According to the Washington Post, GoDaddy believes the rules could put its customers at risk and is wary of the "chilling effect" it could have on new registrations.
The news comes after Google's decision to leave China and on the heels of rumors that Dell is contemplating relocating its Chinese operations
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Well good job. Now I wonder if Dell,et al would also move out to India or some where else....
China is in the game of pissing everyone off, aren't they?
hell yes. Finally people are fighting against one of the last standing communist giants in this world. Come on China, Communism is caveman government. Govern like you're in the 21st century.
Wow, I'm not sure if this is a game of me too or just interesting timing! However, I've also yet to see actual major action from any of these companies; even google is still giving updates on what is working in China...
Can't wait to see if this is all talk or a damaging blow to their ideas that you can be as anal retentive and overly-controlling of people as you want and nothing bad will happen to you.
For one there's socialism which is supposed to be a mix of that and capitalism. Back to the point isn't Russia trying to do this to cut down on spam coming from itself?
Everybody's got balls now that Google stepped into the Political fray.
China didn't have a problem with internet before they had internet
China is going to call in the U.S.'s debts and destroy our economy if all these companies keep prodding them...
China is going to call in the U.S.'s debts and destroy our economy if all these companies keep prodding them...
If China destroys the US economy, they destroy their own. They're tied to us, no matter how much they make it seem different, and how much they'd wish it different.
For one there's socialism which is supposed to be a mix of that and capitalism. Back to the point isn't Russia trying to do this to cut down on spam coming from itself?
Although there economic system is becoming more socialist/capitalist, their government is very Communist in nature, just look at their crack downs on out speakers and freedom activists....not that we'd hear about them if they existed anymore....
I've never liked Go Daddy because I can't stand Danica Patrick, but they have earned any future business of mine!! ( I still don't like Danica Patrick)
Jane, didn't someone already told you "Could Dell Be Next to Leave China?" article you wrote is incorrect? I am sure if you read the comment cscott_it already gave you an update on that news
http://www.dailytech.com/Updated+D [...] e17964.htm
Here you are, 8 hours later, repeating the same rumor you created that has been proven wrong. In fact, if you search "Dell China India Google" using Bing, your article is the 2nd result as you are the only one that carried the rumor and never bother to update it.
I know you are in it for the money but could you at least give it a try. Tabloid is the lowest form of journalism and I doubt you want to spend the rest of your career tweeting and making up stories.
Interesting development. Who's next?
Maybe Tom's hardware make the move next. Remove the chinese lauguage on the top. LOL.
Well, I am Chinese. I don’t like the Chinese government since I was a child. They are stupid and even stubborn. Sigh, I think they are just too old that they fear to change something. They still live in 1949.
For one there's socialism which is supposed to be a mix of that and capitalism. Back to the point isn't Russia trying to do this to cut down on spam coming from itself?
While cutting down on spam is good, I'm not going to upload my photo.
Good for GoDaddy!
Jane, didn't someone already told you "Could Dell Be Next to Leave China?" article you wrote is incorrect? I am sure if you read the comment cscott_it already gave you an update on that newshttp://www.dailytech.com/Updated+D [...] e17964.htmHere you are, 8 hours later, repeating the same rumor you created that has been proven wrong. In fact, if you search "Dell China India Google" using Bing, your article is the 2nd result as you are the only one that carried the rumor and never bother to update it.I know you are in it for the money but could you at least give it a try. Tabloid is the lowest form of journalism and I doubt you want to spend the rest of your career tweeting and making up stories.
Nowadays, every single article on Tom's with even a single hint of "china" in it is from Jane McEntegart. Boring, misinformed, inaccurate and irrelevant to a site like Tom's Hardware.
China is going to call in the U.S.'s debts and destroy our economy if all these companies keep prodding them...
So we put an embargo on their ass? Theyll have mass starvation within 6 months and, if we are lucky, a civil war!
Can you imagine the types of pictures people would submit when registering sites? Who has the responsibility to make sure it's accurate? haha
Nowadays, every single article on Tom's with even a single hint of "china" in it is from Jane McEntegart. Boring, misinformed, inaccurate and irrelevant to a site like Tom's Hardware.
You are welcome to GTFO.
It's the same as put rule or fee on import stuff.
This blocking "outsider" and force companies inside in China to apply those weird rules. The effect, thoses China companies get 100% of the intern China market (and can continue on outsite market).
It's just "politic" way to block US big companies.
This could be a impact of "Buy American".
Nowadays, every single article on Tom's with even a single hint of "china" in it is from Jane McEntegart. Boring, misinformed, inaccurate and irrelevant to a site like Tom's Hardware.
Take care and dont let the door hit ya in the rear on the way out, Jane is a very good writer and is very informed. Dont like what you read then as stated by TommySch GTFO.
China is going to call in the U.S.'s debts and destroy our economy if all these companies keep prodding them...
I had the same thought...and if they did find a way to do that...we would BE SCREWED. All that stimulus money...yeah, and we couldn't pay it. Which could result in our money being devalued, since it is partially based on our ability to repay our debts. Of course, their economy would suffer equally, bc the mainstay of it is cheap manufacturing.
China should build a barrier around their country that no one can come in... or out.
GoDaddy as a company have all the grace and charm of a porn studio. They are the same opportunists who tried to hype up a news cycle when their soft porn advertisements got banned from the Super Bowl in consecutive years (as it is their skanky desire to have five-year-olds see girls making out). Their joinder with the Google news cycle is pure sleaze, as if they are the only game in town for domain name registration.
Let's be honest: GoDaddy's entire marketing strategy is to appeal to the same fat-gutted losers who smear Axe into their hair on the prayer that it will cause gorgeous women to magically give themselves to hot passionate lovemaking.
Morons.
(Disclosure: I have no beef with GoDaddy as a customer or competitor, I just know the smell of a fart in a car.)
Once again it all goes back to the same issue. GoDaddy as well as under constant attack. When is the Chinese government going to be held accountable for the attacks that are being traced back to within their country. GoDaddy's sites that have anything to do with subjects the Chinese don't like are attacked to be shutdown, Google was hacked to access Chinese activists accounts and also had some intellectual property stolen. The Chinese would never cash in our debt because they want to own America for themselves and their people one day through mass population and immigration and this process has been moving steady for years. Good blog on the China threat http://spkntruth.blogs.experienceproject.com/
The Peoples Republic is really good at digging it's own grave. I'm hoping to see it's collapse within the next 20 years.
China should build a barrier around their country that no one can come in... or out.
Yes, that's good... something like a Wall... a Great big one!
Oh, but wait. Then they'd isolate themselves and lose touch with the world around them...
Yes, that's good... something like a Wall... a Great big one!Oh, but wait. Then they'd isolate themselves and lose touch with the world around them...
Only comment I've read today that got a chuckle from me xD
Chinahas never really needed the rest of the world. If they just became totally isolationist and cut all links and did everything themselves, including their own internet they would survive perfectly well. They have a large enough economy, landmass and population to be completely self sustained.
Problem with that is, the rest of the world would have no issue either. We would experience a minor ripple as companies with vested interests in China relocate and carry on as if China never existed.
If the Chinese protagonists on the site want to beat their chests with nationalistic pride of "you need us" then really, grow up. We only need your cheap labour and if push comes to shove their are literally billions of other people prepared to have the work in India, various African nations and South America. A lot of those places also have the same values on democracy and freedom as the "decadent capitalist imperialist dogs" that you so utterly despise.
Answer one simple question. If the Chinese Communist State hates capitalism so much...how come you have been happy to run up a capitalist economy based on the world trading market?
Just call it a day, if these companies dont want to deal with you anymore you cannot force them. To make foreign business work in your country you need to give them an attractive business environment. Threats are counter-productive and you have still not learned that.