Posted on Friday, 17th October 2008 by dcooley
Why GoDaddy supports the Ryan Haight Act (aka The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Act) is anyone’s guess; however, I doubt it is for the altruistic reasons cited in their press release yesterday:
Go Daddy helped shape this legislation because we needed the tools to shut down unscrupulous online pharmacies, said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. Prescription drug abuse among teenagers is at epidemic proportions. Now we can help by shutting down companies that sell dangerous, illegal drugs on the Web.
How serious is the problem? Last year, Go Daddy’s 24/7 Abuse Department suspended more than 1,300 different Web sites tied to rogue pharmacies. This year, without the new law, Go Daddy was on pace to see that number increase by nearly tenfold.
First, the drugs being sold by internet pharmacies targeted by the Ryan Haight Act are not per se illegal. This release makes it sound like these pharmacies are selling cocaine over the internet. Of course, what would a self-serving press release be without fear, inconsistency and hyperbole?
Second, this press release incorrectly presumes that the majority of teenage drug abuse is a result of internet pharmacies. However, studies have shown that teenagers receive more drugs from their parents’ medicine cabinet than they do the internet.
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Tags: Ryan Haight Act, Studies
Posted in Doctors, Online Consultations, Pharmacies, Ryan Haight Act, Website Owners | Comments (1)
October 17th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Counselor,
Secondarily, I wonder what GoDaddy will do with the suspended domain names. Generally, lost domain names revert to “parked pages” showing a list of paid ads.
These ads are generally for questionable schemes, scams and spam designed to lure in those desperate for pain or anxiety relief if the site name hinted at that type of content.
Needless to say, clicks on these ads generate revenue for GoDaddy, who still control ownership of the domain.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
So for years, they had no problem in being an active participant in this “evil” activity, but last year had a sudden awakening, it seems they are saying.