Go Daddy’s Dedicated Resources in Washington, D.C. Support New Laws
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.
(Nov. 14, 2007) – GoDaddy.com joins in celebrating a big victory today
and it has nothing to do with a Super Bowl commercial or registering
domain names. The victory is all about children – specifically legislation to protect kids on the Internet.
The
U.S. House of Representatives today passed a package of child
protection bills, including legislation referred to as the “PROTECT Our
Children Act of 2007” and “Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual
Predators Act of 2007.” The bundle of bills
include funding public awareness and educational campaigns, creating a
special counsel to prosecute child exploitation, bolstering the Web
Crimes Against Children task force and making it a crime for adults to
lie about their ages online in order to lure minors for sexual conduct.
U.S. Representative Harry Mitchell, (D-AZ), praised Go Daddy for its initiative and dedication to keeping children safe. “Go
Daddy has been an important leader in our community and the
international Internet community when it comes to keeping our children
safe,” said Mitchell. “They have made it a priority to ensure our
children are protected and offenders are prosecuted. It is always encouraging to see businesses take a leadership role in an important cause like this.”
Go Daddy Director of Government Relations Martha Johnston is based in Washington, D.C.
and has been keenly focused on the bills passed by Congress today.
Additionally, Go Daddy’s General Counsel Christine Jones has testified
before Congress several times, providing information, insight and ideas
in the fight against child pornography.
“We
take this issue to heart and devote significant resources to keep
children safe on the Internet,” said Go Daddy’s top lawyer. “We believe, as the world’s dominant registrar and a leading hosting provider, it is our duty to promote public policy like this. We do it because it’s the right thing to do.”
Go
Daddy has more than 24 million domain names under registration, hosts
three million Web sites and services more than 4.6 million customers
around the world. The company, often called an
Internet titan, has drawn publicity for its racy and effective Super
Bowl advertising campaigns, but is all business when it comes to keeping the Internet safe for all users. Go
Daddy employs a 24/7 Abuse Department to help investigate any and all
complaints about inappropriate sites or other violations such as
phishing or spamming.
“We
definitely know how to keep our advertising edgy and fun, but we are
absolutely committed to the fight against child predators and child
pornography on the Internet,” said Go Daddy CEO/Founder and father of
three, Bob Parsons. “What’s more important than keeping our children safe?”
The
child protection legislation goes to the U.S. Senate next, if approved,
it would be sent to President George W. Bush to be signed into law.
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
Go
Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and
businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go
Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration and Web site
hosting services, as well as a broad array of on-demand and other
services. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 24 million domain
names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a
domain name every 1.3 seconds. GoDaddy.com is the world's No. 1 domain
name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is
also rated the world's largest hostname provider according to Netcraft
Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third
of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level
domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.
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