| Move Your Domain Day | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot of Namecheap's Move Your Domain Day promotion | |
| Observed by | Webmasters, Internet activists |
| Significance | Caused thousands of domain transfers |
| Date | 29 December 2011, 22 January 2013, 5 February 2014, 27 January 2015, 2 February 2016, 6 March 2018 |
| Frequency | 6 times |
Move Your Domain Day, or MoveYourDomainDay, was an annual observance encouraging owners of domain names to transfer their domain registration away from registrars that supported the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), as part of the protests against SOPA. It was first held on 29 December 2011, the idea coming from a post on Reddit as a protest against prominent registrar GoDaddy's support for SOPA.[1] In 2012, rival registrar Namecheap began an initiative to make Move Your Domain Day an annual event.[2] Subsequent events were held on 22 January 2013, 5 February 2014, 27 January 2015, 2 February 2016, and 6 March 2018. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reddit, and domain registrars Name.com and Hover have also participated.[3] Namecheap has defined the initiative as "an annual protest and a commemoration of sorts that will continue to shine a light on the issue of a free and open internet".[4] No major Move Your Domain Day events have taken place since 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Todd (28 December 2011). "GoDaddy Flip-Flops SOPA Stance Before Boycotters Move Your Domain Day". Search Engine Journal. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "MoveYourDomainDay". Namecheap. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Ngak, Chenda (28 December 2011). "Dumping GoDaddy? Rivals offer domain transfer day deals". CBS News. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Silver, Elliot (14 January 2013). "NameCheap Makes "Move Your Domain Day" an Annual Protest". Elliot's Blog. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.