Wikipedia founder announces removal of domain name from GoDaddy

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According to foreign media reports, Jimmy, the founder of Wikipedia, a well-known US non-profit organization, announced in a Twitter message that Wales, a news source, Because unable to accept the domain name registration service vendor GoDaddy support the United States "crackdown on Internet Piracy Act" (Stop Piracy Online Act, hereinafter referred to as "SOPA") position, so Wikipedia will be located in GoDaddy's domain name to be transferred.

The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate were discussing whether to approve a crackdown on cyber piracy, in which the US Chamber of Deputies considered the SOPA bill, and the U.S. Senate considered the IPR Protection Act (Protect IP Act). If the two bills are passed, it means that copyright holders can go to court to sue credit card companies, internet advertising companies and many internet companies, including Google, in order to "eradicate" those websites that publish pirated content and related information by legal means. For both bills, internet giants such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook have objected.

Wikipedia is also explicitly opposed to the SOPA bill. Wales said in a Twitter message: "I am very proud to announce that the Wikipedia domain name will be moved away from GoDaddy, we can not accept the position of GoDaddy support Sopa bill." "We are evacuating hundreds of domain names from GoDaddy," he said in another Twitter message. (other) which domain name registrar's quality and price is better? "

VentureBeat, the U.S. Science and Technology blog website, said in recent days, at least 37,000 sites have been removed from GoDaddy domain name. Industry insiders believe that, in view of the great influence of Wikipedia, Wikipedia moved away from the domain name from GoDaddy, will undoubtedly make the GoDaddy business suffered greater losses.