Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace

Re:Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace by wildrhythms on Thursday June 15, 2023 @05:15PM (#36346599)

This is so disappointing. I never had an issue with Google Domains. It offered free WHOIS protection, easy to buy a domain and set it up. Nothing fancy. No BS fees. Shame

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Re:Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace by veave on Thursday June 15, 2023 @05:51PM (#36347092)

I like porkbun.com for the same experience.

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Re:Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace by pomstazlesa on Thursday June 15, 2023 @06:01PM (#36347242)

The "free WHOIS protection" is something they have to offer, if they[or anyone else] wants to do business in Europe and be GDPR compliant.

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Re:Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace by bombcar on Thursday June 15, 2023 @10:20PM (#36350206)

Most registrars offer free privacy settings now, even Epik. Maybe Godaddy doesn’t.

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Re:Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace by wildrhythms on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:51AM (#36354455)

They offer that now, but back in 2014 when Google Domains launched many registrars offered it with an additional fee (like $1 per mo or some other ridiculous pittance). I admit I don't know the GDPR ramifications of such a thing now.

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Re:Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace by WorldMaker on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:56AM (#36358808)

I've been happy with service from Hover.com. It's from "old internet infrastructure company" Tucows and seems incentivized to deliver a good service because it is an infrastructure tool from an infrastructure company.

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