Godaddy.com pull out of China

While the “war” between Google and China is still ongoing, Go Daddy, the largest registrar of domain names on the Internet, has decided to follow Google to pull out of China. It’s not without reasons though, like how China wants Google to censor its search results, they now require Go Daddy to obtain signed registration forms, a business registration number, and a color headshot to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) for .cn domain names. Because Go Daddy feels that they can no longer comply with the Chinese requirements, it is reported that they will no longer offer .cn domain names, but will still allow Chinese citizens to register unrestricted domain names such as .com through Go Daddy. But things does not end there, the CNNIC requires the 1,200 registrants who have registered 27,000 .cn domain names at Go Daddy to provide the required information or risk losing their domain names but Go Daddy reported that only 20% of customers have already done so. Maybe like how Chinese users should use google.com.hk to search, they should register for .hk domain names instead.

Source : Lowyat.net