GoDaddy is GoneDaddy

[Haiko]

I'm glad anon still fighting the good fight.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_1...esponsibility/

(CBS News) GoDaddy, the domain registrar and Web hosting company, is down, perhaps taking millions of websites down as a result.
"Status Alert: Hey, all. We're aware of the trouble people are having with our site. We're working on it," @GoDaddy tweeted Monday.

While GoDaddy.com's site is up and running, websites hosted by the company are still experiencing outages.
TechCrunch reports that GoDaddy email addresses are down, as well. The blog suggests customers concerned with that their site has been affected can check online status at Down For Everyone Or Just Me.

A quick call to the company's customer service line resulted in a voice message stating that the company is aware of issues involving several services, including web hosting and emails. The company suggest following its Twitter page for updates.

Twitter accounts claiming to be associated with the hacking group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the attack.
"Basically, every GoDaddy site on the planet just crashed," @TibitXimer tweeted.
"#TangoDown - godaddy.com," @AnonOpsLegion tweeted Monday, claiming that the Twitter account @AnonymousOwn3r was responsible for the breach. "TangoDown" is the term that Anonymous generally uses to signify that a website is down.

"By using / supporting Godaddy, you are supporting censorship of the Internet," @AnonOpsLegion tweeted again later.

GoDaddy was the target of protests after it was discovered that the company supported unpopular bills the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA).

GoDaddy did not immediately respond to CBS News' request for comment.

The company's latest tweet reads,"So many messages, can't get to you all... Sorry to hear all your frustration. We're working feverishly to resolve as soon as possible."

[Patriarch]

wa bam

[miokomioko]

RIGHT IN THE KISSER

[Cail]

i opened this expecting to see it out of business

[Kurokikaze]

Got so many calls from clients in regards to the outage... I support anon for the most part, but shit what a headache. -_-;

[Tweek]

this affects sooooooooooooo many small businesses.. it's pretty fucked up. i believe their main reasoning behind it was around godaddys SOPA stance etc. pretty conflicting feelings

i opened this expecting to see it out of business

they basically own the entire market and are their own biggest competitor

[Headspace]

Wait, why do we hate GoDaddy again?

[Callisto]

Wait, why do we hate GoDaddy again?

iirc they were in support of SOPA/PIPA

edit: hurrdurr nvm says that explicitly in the article

[Melena]

iirc they were in support of SOPA/PIPA

Nevermind also their brutal rules when it comes to domain registration. Friend lost her business site URL when it lapsed and GoDaddy told her she could buy it again at auction. She since switched hosts.

[xerodok]

i opened this expecting to see it out of business

same haha -- this is just as funny though

[Plow]

seriously, for a second I was all "yaaaaaaay no more of those fucking commercials"

i am disappoint

[Silenka]

I find it the most hilarious that Down for Everyone Or Just Me is currently down.

[Patriarch]

Got so many calls from clients in regards to the outage... I support anon for the most part, but shit what a headache. -_-;

qft

I support anon as well, but also feel for the thousands/millions of small business owners getting raped in this

[Headspace]

qft

I support anon as well, but also feel for the thousands/millions of small business owners getting raped in this

Don't let your website be hosted by a company that supports legislation that pisses tens of thousands of "hackers" off.

I use the term hacker very loosely here. You get my point.

[Patriarch]

Don't let your website be hosted by a company that supports legislation that pisses tens of thousands of "hackers" off.

I use the term hacker very loosely here. You get my point.

For sure, but alot of people are ignorant to internet politics, etc

but ignorance is ignorance, now they now

[Tweek]

Don't let your website be hosted by a company that supports legislation that pisses tens of thousands of "hackers" off.

I use the term hacker very loosely here. You get my point.

most people don't even realize nearly every single hosting company is an affiliate of godaddy they literally own the entire market

[Dantrag]

Don't let your website be hosted by a company that supports legislation that pisses tens of thousands of "hackers" off.

I use the term hacker very loosely here. You get my point.

Sounds like bull shit to me really. I'm fairly tech savvy but the fuck if I'm going to follow who anon hates/loves. Now imagine someone trying to run their small business....

[miokomioko]

I boycot GoDaddy just for their facepalm-worthy commercials.

[Julian]

Sounds like bull shit to me really. I'm fairly tech savvy but the fuck if I'm going to follow who anon hates/loves. Now imagine someone trying to run their small business....

Godaddy isn't hated by "anon", it's hated by anyone who knows what they're doing on the internet.

[Denmork]

I don't really give a shit about GoDaddy, but everytime someone pulls off one of these "anon" hacks it always causes more collateral damage rather then hurting the people intended.