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Comment by SamDc73 | Hacker News Reader

Relevant (for some reason though it shouldn’t be; GoDaddy’s track record is that bad.)

Jan 2017: [Godaddy has issued at least 8850 SSL certificates without validating anything](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47911780)

Jan 2019: [GoDaddy injecting JavaScript into websites and how to stop it](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18894792)

Aug 2022: [Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respond, then charged €150](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32470017)

Dec 2022: [GoDaddy buying domains when they expire to extort their own users](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34153448)

Jul 2023: [Godaddy just stole my domain](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36854166)

Jan 2024: [Tell HN: GoDaddy Stole My Domain](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39209087)

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2011: Godaddy supports SOPA and never withdrew support:

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/npair/godaddy_h...

GoDaddy always struck me as a company ran by a "jock" (think Revenge of the Nerds) and all the technical people there are just there to collect a paycheck and don't care about the customers or going above and beyond, and it shows.

They're so infamous that their infamy even has its own Wikipedia page!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_GoDa...

And them blocking entire countries from their website and DNS isn't even mentioned in your list or the page!

Just search for GoDaddy stories on old Slashdot. I've known since I had my own computer that GoDaddy=NoDaddy.

It's funny, the only time I can recall a programmer describing something as sexist (towards women) in the early/mid 2000's was somebody describing GoDaddy's booth at a convention. That really stuck with me for some reason, lol.

How does the name GoDaddy not put people off? It sounds like a name for a pimp.

GoDaddy has also been blocking entire countries from being able to access all services.

And to make it far worse, IIRC, at a certain point, those blocks applied not only to GoDaddy's own website, but even to the DNS services that are provided for the customers, e.g., your own website wouldn't necessarily work from the "wrong" country, either.

Honestly, I dunno why anyone would use their services. High price, very low value.

The correct link for the first one (Jan 2017 SSL certs) is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13377214 (currently it points right here, to this story) :-)

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