[Infowarrior] - National ByeDaddy Day

[Richard Forno]

(Yes, I just initiated the transfer of several domains from GoDaddy myself.  -- rick)


December 28, 2011 | By Rainey Reitman
#MoveYourDomain to Protest the Internet Blacklist Bills

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/12/moveyourdomain-protest-internet-blacklist-bills

When the well-known domain name registrar Go Daddy threw its support behind the Stop Online Piracy Act, it led to a PR disaster: Internet users rebelled against the registrar, and called for Go Daddy customers to transfer their domains. In response to the boycott Go Daddy has switched their position, but some companies are deciding to take a stance against the Internet blacklist legislation. In a day of action scheduled for December 29th, these companies are publicly protesting the scary legislation that endangers our Internet infrastructure and threatens online free expression in the name of combating so-called rogue websites.

We’re incredibly grateful that these companies have chosen to donate funds to EFF to support our work fighting for free expression online.  Please check them out and, if possible, jump on board:

Namecheap – The originator of the #MoveYourDomain Day event has issued a challenge to the Internet community to transfer domain names to Namecheap on December 29, 2011. Namecheap is offering low-cost registration services and donating $1 to EFF for every transferred domain. You can learn about the campaign and transfer your domains and read Namecheap’s official stance on SOPA. For updates on the event, follow Namecheap on Twitter.

Gandi – EFF's own registrar, Gandi is offering discounted transfer rate for .biz, ,.com, .info, .net, and .org domains if you pay in U.S. dollars. Starting December 29, 2011 and going until January 15, 2012, Gandi will be donating $1 to EFF for every domain name transferred to them. What better way to ring in the New Year than taking a stand for an uncensored Internet? Check out Gandi’s statement opposing SOPA. If you like what you see, you can transfer your domain names and keep up with Gandi on Twitter.

Zopim – the company responsible for the embedded chat windows you see on so many websites, is running a special promotion to protest SOPA. They’re showing support by offering customers a 40% discount code and donating 10% of the proceeds from purchases using that code to EFF. Learn more here. You can also find Zopim on Twitter.

Are you a company running a similar campaign? Email rainey at eff.org

If you’ve been hungry for new ways to promote online freedoms and protest the blacklist bills, then help these companies with their campaigns.  And if you don’t have a need for any of these services, you can still become a member of EFF, sign our petition against the blacklist bills, and check out our activism toolkit for other ways you can help fight SOPA and Protect IP.

The Internet blacklist bills are a looming threat to our online rights in the new year. EFF couldn’t fight these nasty proposals all on our own. So we’re thankful to be in a diverse coalition with organizations such as American Censorship/Fight for the Future, Avaaz, the Cato Institute, Center for Democracy and Technology, Demand Progress, Free Press, Free Software Foundation, Public Knowledge, and the Wikimedia Foundation. See a comprehensive list of all the organizations at the Center for Democracy and Technology’s Chorus of Opposition page.



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