Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA

Re:Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA by jaysonelliot on Thursday December 22, 2011 @08:10PM (#3384116)

The fact that Cheezburger didn't dump GoDaddy over any of the scandals in the past, from their rampant sexism to elephant slaughter, bothers me.

I'm glad to see them taking this sort-of-a-stand right now, but they're not actually dumping GoDaddy over SOPA, they're only threatening to unless GoDaddy recants their support.

GoDaddy has already done the damage. If they were to recant their support now, the Congressmen in favor of SOPA could just dismiss it as folding under economic pressure, and still cite GoDaddy's original support as relevant.

I'd much rather see Cheezburger just dump them and be done with it.

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Re:Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA by dhughes on Thursday December 22, 2011 @09:07PM (#3384270)

Apparently owner Ben is a bit of a dick

http://gawker.com/5488509/inside-the-low+paying-cheezburger-...

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Re:Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA by paulgb on Friday December 23, 2011 @04:31PM (#3387337)

Their main complaint is that the company pays slightly better than minimum wage? This smacks of Gawker just being sensationalist, especially when they themselves hire unpaid interns: http://gawker.com/5437382/come-intern-for-free-at-gawker-so-...

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Re:Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA by darkxanthos on Friday December 23, 2011 @12:25PM (#3386351)

I work for Cheezburger. Believe me when I say we are very serious and the wheels are in motion.

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Re:Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA by a_a_r_o_n on Friday December 23, 2011 @06:54PM (#3387654)

The way I read your announcement was that if GD doesn't retract support, CB will move.

Now that GD claims to have retracted support, will CB stay with GD or is the move on regardless?

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Re:Cheezburger Dumping GoDaddy over SOPA by darkxanthos on Sunday December 25, 2011 @04:27PM (#3391630)

I'm not sure right now. That was the last I heard before I left for vacation... Keeping to our CEO's advice and not checking any work email until I'm back from the holidays. I'm sure by then it will be apparent one way or another.

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