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Posted by ssiddharth 19 hours ago

Never buy a .online domain(www.0xsid.com)
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mystraline 18 hours ago||
So, how is this not libel by Google? The claim was that you were running an "unsafe site". Its their job to prove that, and not just "black box says so".

And you have system and reputational damages.

Go for small claims suit, $5000. It'll cost more than that for their attorney to go to your jurisdiction.

otterley 17 hours ago||
It’s not libel. Defamation requires a false statement of fact. Claiming a website is “unsafe” is an opinion.

(IAAL, but this is not legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney for legal advice.)

donmcronald 6 hours ago||
The warning says something along the lines of "Dangerous Site Ahead. Attackers on [site] may trick you into doing something dangerous..."

If I'm the only one with access to the site, they're calling me an attacker and saying that I might try to steal passwords, credit card info, etc.. If they're calling me an attacker, that seems like more than an opinion. Wouldn't they have to prove I'm a bad guy if they're asserting I'm a bad guy?

otterley 3 hours ago||
“May” is a load bearing word here.
dathinab 17 hours ago|||
because google safe browsing is only supposed to display a "not safe to browse" warning when using chrome browsers (and maybe some other browsers) wich you can (theoretically) dismiss(1)

it's not meant to have any other consequences

so basically what happens is that because of hearsay of google thinking you site is not bad Radix does what normally should involve a judge order (taking down the whole domain)

(1): Yes that still would cause damages on any site with customers, but like way less and way more fixable then what happened here.

moralestapia 18 hours ago||
This is libel, indeed.
tucnak 18 hours ago||
The .com purist advice is sound but you're not getting four-letter domain names that way, and in some ccTLD zones you can still.

I was price-gouged out of owning a single, rare .icu domain when renewal fee for it went from 20 usd to 220 usd overnight, just for this one domain... I'm pretty sure it's not Gandi, but the TLD opetator, because other .icu domains I've had were fine. I decided to eventually abandon them all anyway. Moved away from Gandi later when they started doing gouging of their own, too.

What is HN's opinion on Dynadot?

palad1n 18 hours ago|
Yeah, what the heck happened to Gandi? It used to be my go-to, but nowadays... yikes!
timpera 18 hours ago|||
They got sold to private equity, unfortunately. I switched to Bookmyname (by Scaleway) for some TLDs, and Infomaniak for others.
aitchnyu 18 hours ago|||
Can we trust Cloud registrars like Bookmyname/Scaleway, Amazon Route 53, Cloudflare more than Namecheap, Gandi and co?
timpera 17 hours ago|||
I think that it's a good thing when domains aren't their main source of income. It gives them more incentive to provide good, stable experience and pricing.
Macha 16 hours ago|||
More than what Gandi was? No.

More than what Gandi is now? 100%

Imustaskforhelp 15 hours ago|||
Wait, If I remember correctly, I think its possible to now buy domains from scaleway directly within their interface

https://www.scaleway.com/en/domain-names/

Could be very interesting for the people who love/host on scaleway.

Scaleway is a good company fwiw imo.

Citizen_Lame 18 hours ago|||
Private equity cancer, same as Namecheap.
anilakar 17 hours ago||
Reddit's r/namecheap is also full of horror stories.
squeefers 16 hours ago||
sorry but you cant have a domain if google ban it? how does this work?
icase 17 hours ago||
“never buy a non-.(com|net|org) domain”

ftfy

bombcar 17 hours ago|
I agree, but if I ever get a chance at .edu, .mil, or .gov I'm gonna take it.
quesera 9 hours ago||
There are still some fun domains grandfathered into the .edu hierarchy, from back in the day when registration criteria was not-so-strict.

.mil and .gov have always been too strict for ordinary folks though.

soco 18 hours ago||
Enshittification at its peak (or is it at its peak already?)
FroshKiller 18 hours ago|
There is no peak, because it's a hole, and we can always dig deeper.
wangzhongwang 15 hours ago||
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wordsnaking 16 hours ago||
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twapi 18 hours ago|
OP shouldn't blame .online registry operator Radix.
post-it 17 hours ago||
It's literally 100% Radix's fault?
hobs 17 hours ago||
Because? It seems like the blame is very squarely on their shoulders.