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“sucks” and “blows” domain names — Volkswagen registers

“sucks” and “blows” domain names — Volkswagen registers

Here come the defensive domain name registrations…

VolkswagenThis stretch I wrote regarding how Volkswagen registered a number of domain names related to its diesel emissions scandal. The domains, such as VWdieselinfo.com, were likely registered to disseminate information regarding recalls.

While those domain names weren’t defensive, the firm is now going on the defensive with a handful of domain name registrations.

Here are some domain names the firm registered yesterday:

VWBlows.com
VWDieselBlows.com
VWDieselreall.com (a typo of recall?)
VWDieselSucks.com
VWTDIblows.com (TDI is the name of its diesel system)
VWTDIsucks.com

The domain names are quite accurate — VW diesels certainly blow a lot of emissions.

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