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They also own .sucks... of which they were charging $2500 per domain. I don't know why these manipulative TLDs are allowable without considerable regulation. Th
by accountyaccount 9y ago
They also own .sucks... of which they were charging $2500 per domain. I don't know why these manipulative TLDs are allowable without considerable regulation. This latest example seems to be more directly extortion, and is likely illegal in many places.
- OskarS 9y agoYeah, this whole TLD expansion program seems like it was extremely poorly handled by ICANN. I think it was a good idea to expand TLDs beyond the country codes and the original ones (TLDs like .travel or .nyc are genuinely useful), but approving TLDs that could be used for defamation (like .sucks) or scams like this is clearly a huge mistake. Also, putting it in the hands of private companies that can charge extortionate rates for domains is just terrible.
- eternalyxiii 9y agoAnyone got $200 to spend on a good joke? http://i.imgur.com/lhbIhML.jpg http://i.imgur.com/lhbIhML.jpg
- nickgravel 9y agoFYI - They do not own .sucks. .sucks is owned by Vox Populi Registry https://icannwiki.org/.sucks https://icannwiki.org/.sucks