Another US Internet company pulls back in China (Go Daddy)

[OhioChick]

Source: Economic Times of India

25 Mar 2010, 0313 hrs IST, AGENCIES

WASHINGTON: Go Daddy Group Inc., a leading reseller of Internet domain names, says it will stop registering new names in China. The company says it's taking the step because the Chinese government has begun demanding pictures and other identification documents from its customers.

Word that company will stop setting up Web sites in China's ``.cn'' domain comes two days after Google Inc. said it will no longer censor Internet search results in China. A Go Daddy executive was announcing its move Wednesday at a congressional hearing on Google's actions.

Go Daddy has been registering domain names in China since 2005. The company said it is concerned about the security of its customers and ``the chilling effect'' of the new Chinese government requirements.



Read more: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/internet/Another-US-Internet-company-pulls-back-in-China/articleshow/5720573.cms

[msongs]

1. how bout an international blockadeof all .cn sites. If china wants to be alone let it nt

[BadgerKid]

5. There's a web site for that.

http://www.blockacountry.com/

[rosemia]

7. IP2Location's Block Visitors by Country

The IP database used by http://www.blockacountry.com was outdated. I prefer Block Visitors by Country from http://www.ip2location.com/blockvisitorsbycountry.aspx . At least they update their IP database every month.

[Duer 157099]

2. I thought Google owned Go Daddy?

Maybe not, but I know they are closely linked, so it's not surprising that GD follows The Google.

Good for them.

[AlphaCentauri]

3. The chinese governmet should learn from this

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2008/05/comcast-wants-d/

[nyy1998]

4. I guess the Chinese don't care much for Danica Patrick

;-)

[saigon68]

8. Sucks to be them

[proteus_lives]

6. Good.

:thumbsup:

[conspirator]

9. Well godaddy are not saints etiher. See nodaddy.com nt