GoDaddy Stops Offering Chinese Domains
from the taking-a-stand dept
It seems that with Google now taking a stand on Chinese policies, other companies are at least stepping up a bit as well. GoDaddy, who I believe is the largest domain registrar around, is going to stop offering .cn domains, after China put in place new rules, requiring registering with the government and providing all sorts of personal info, including a photograph and identity cards. GoDaddy says it sees these new rules as a "threat to the security of individuals," though it almost certainly has noticed the good publicity Google has received for its stance, combined with the political winds suggesting new laws to punish American companies that help censorship abroad.![Hide This Hide this](https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/topclose.png)
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Lawyer-in-the-know...
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I'm still baffled....
Oh wait, I forgot that communism is the new way to go....Too bad EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE of it in history has ended in genocide of the citizens.....
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
Government type:
Communist state
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Loyalties will come back to bite these companies
But it's really getting old watching American's try to force their will on how every country out there works. Each country has a populace, and those people have a right and responsibility to live the way they choose. If they don't like what their government is doing they need to change it.
America is not the world's moral authority anymore than little mikee is the copyright authority...
For these companies to take a stand against China they might want to look in the mirror pretty soon. China's got the largest single population in the world, and while their policies may change due to pressure from Americans, it's just as likely that they will ban Google and GoDaddy etc from doing business in their country as well after they change.
Companies should leave the politics to the politicians and the business to the businessmen. When they try to use politics to market/advertise it's a double edge sword.
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
Government type:
Communist state
And according to wiki there are 4 countries that are a communist states, China, Cuba, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Vietnam.
North Korea on the other hand is a socialist state.
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Let's stay on topic, please
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godaddy blows
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I think the .cn domains just turned a lot more expensive and this allows them to back out and save face. I agree that they are probably doing some nefarious stuff with .cn domains or maybe they just "don't know... wink.. wink".
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now when will they pull out of the UK.
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Yeah we have seen it, it has something to do with the fact that china steals all tech that comes into it. If you look at RIM (makers of the blackberry) all of their stuff is made in mexico for a reason. There has been a slow realization that IP theft is rampant in china. That products are coming out with modifications not part of the original designs. That the quality is substandard and toxic (ie sheet rock that peels chrome, milk products that kill children, lead based paint on toys, radioactive tuna cans, batteries that explode, etc). That now that they have a manufacturing base they really dont need foreign investment anymore but they do to gain access to new technology.
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