Political Usage
In the run-up to the 2012 United States presidential primaries, numerous domain names with derogatory expressions have been registered through Domains by Proxy by both Republicans and Democrats.
Domains by Proxy have allegedly been a target of the internet organisation Anonymous due to perceived malicious business activities including inducements to join their service, claims of privacy that are not fulfilled and the lowering of Google PageRank of the sites they link to.
Domains by Proxy has also been used by http://www.stopgillardscarbontax.com, a project of the conservative Menzies House website http://www.menzieshouse.com.au/.
WeAskAmerica.com, a new polling agency in 2011, is registered through Domains By Proxy. The agency's polls have been cited by various Republicans as well as being incorporated into the poll composites of The New York Times FiveThirtyEight blog. It is unclear why this website is registered with Domains by Proxy because We Ask America is a division of Xpress Professional Service, Inc. the website of which is not registered through Domains By Proxy. Furthermore, the information that Domains By Proxy would hide seems to be available on the site itself. Xpress Professional Services offers private polling services as well as video and audio production specifically for commercial political content.
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Famous quotes containing the words political and/or usage:
“It has been years since I have seen anyone who could even look as if he were in love. No one’s face lights up any more except for political conversation.”
—Margaret Anderson (1886–1973)
“...Often the accurate answer to a usage question begins, “It depends.” And what it depends on most often is where you are, who you are, who your listeners or readers are, and what your purpose in speaking or writing is.”
—Kenneth G. Wilson (b. 1923)