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RVRX ◴[] No.43711958[source]
"This block was the result of a communication error between Zoom’s domain registrar, Markmonitor, and GoDaddy Registry, which resulted in GoDaddy Registry mistakenly shutting down zoom.us domain. "
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LinuxBender ◴[] No.43711994[source]
Something is fishy about this. A communication error would not result in a domain being placed on hold. On hold is usually the result of a legal order or in the case of the .us TLD a nexus compliance violation. I've transferred thousands of domains from assorted dodgy registrars into MarkMonitor and can not even imagine a scenario where a miscommunication results in a domain being placed on hold.
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1. pigbearpig ◴[] No.43712853[source]
Could it have been something as simple as "hey, zoonn.us is violating Zoom's copyright, please block it" and then someone typos "zoom.us".