GoDaddy was accused of using customer domain search inquiries to register names for itself on September 17. These accusations are 100{2a3e680f1439d15db2efa1f6e7ed882a5847e72ec9baddde754e69dd847cc2fd} false. This type of behavior is predatory, unethical, and goes against everything we stand for as a company.
To put any rumors or speculation to rest below is a fully transparent, play-by-play of what transpired with felons.io, including how often it was searched for and why it will be available for registration again in a few days.
GoDaddy search history for felons.io
Here are the recent results where felons.io appeared to customers in the search results page leading up to purchase on September 16, 2020:
**Search Date: This is the date customers did their search.
***Suggestion type: Searches can appear in three different places. “Exact” means the customer searched for felons.io. “Suggested” means we recommended