Article recommends using GoDaddy to search for domains to see if anyone has "stolen" your domain name. Just a heads up that GoDaddy has been accused of Domain

Article recommends using GoDaddy to search for domains to see if anyone has "stolen" your domain name. Just a heads up that GoDaddy has been accused of Domain Name Fronting (something they forcefully deny). If I was going to check if my prospective domain was registered, I would use icann.org