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Policy · 2h ago

Hover user charged $3000 for domain renewal after price hike

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

A Hover customer was billed $3000 for renewing onlyfans.sexy, up from $38, after the .sexy registry raised the price. Hover says it cannot refund because the registry sets prices and charges are non-refundable. The incident highlights risks of premium domain pricing and lack of consumer protection.

Meridian48 take
This is a cautionary tale about the fine print in domain registrations, where registries can arbitrarily jack up renewal prices with no recourse.
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