23.12.2011 20:20 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

GoDaddy pulls support for SOPA amidst backlash, too late to satisfy Wikipedia

It looks like the prospect of widespread boycott was more than GoDaddy was willing to face as a result of its support for the Stop Online Piracy Act -- the domain name registrar announced today that it has officially withdrawn its support for the controversial bill. In a statement, the company said that "fighting online piracy is of the utmost importance, which is why Go Daddy has been working to help craft revisions to this legislation - but we can clearly do better," adding that it will support new legislation "when and if the Internet community supports it." That move proved to be too late for a number of prominent GoDaddy customers, however, including Wikip

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