Category: cybersquatting

Facebook is suing over domains that could be mistaken for its products

Post author By Randall
Post date March 5, 2020
Categories In cybersquatting, Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, namecheap, Tech, whatsapp, whoisguard

[ad_1] Facebook notes it sent multiple notices to Whoisguard between October 2018 and February 2020, asking it to share information about the domains. Despite those requests, the company didn’t cooperate. “Our goal is to create consequences for those who seek to do harm and we will continue to take legal action to protect people from […]

Facebook sues domain name registrar over cybersquatting addresses

Post author By Randall
Post date November 1, 2019
Categories In cybersquatting, Facebook, gear, Internet, onlinenic, Tech, Verizon

[ad_1] In the company’s announcement, it explained: “We don’t want people to be deceived, so we track and take action against suspicious and misleading domains, including those registered using privacy/proxy services that allow owners to hide their identity.” The company says it proactively reports instances of abuse to domain name registrars, but they don’t always […]