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FTC sues GoDaddy for years of poor hosting security practices (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002 to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What did they actually accomplish? All the anti-trust stuff has just been tied up in courts for years and years. And they gave Apple a pass on their Epic lawsuit, which is a fucking travesty.

[–] glimse 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's been a lot but I don't blame you for not following them. However, I'm surprised you haven't even heard about the "popular" ones like killing junk fees and one-click canceling of services.

Here's an out-of-date list.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I definitely remember those things being proposed. I don't remember them going into effect. Hence the "actually accomplished". I also remember several companies launching lawsuits to stall the progress. The document you provided says "launched a crackdown on deceptive 'junk fees'", not "implemented legislation that banned junk fees". And "Proposed (not implemented) new 'click to cancel' rules".

With the incoming administration that work is certain to be abandoned. Not saying they didn't try, just that they weren't able to be efficient enough to be effective.