The domain Facebook.it was supposed to lead to Facebook’s official Italian homepage, the social network giant; in reality, until a few days ago, it ended up on a page full of ads and links.
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The domain www.facebook.it had been registered by John Michael Preston, an internationally known cybersquatter for having activated many sites with famous company names.
However, Facebook’s management decided to initiate a regular procedure to acquire ownership of the Italian domain. The request was favorably received after an analysis by the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (DNDRC) which decreed its assignment to Facebook UK Ltd with the following motivation: “it acknowledges all its objections, from the lack of any title or right to the name to the bad faith on the part of the international cybersquatter John Michael Preston“.
Within 30 days, Italian users will therefore be able to use the .it extension to access Facebook without ambiguity.
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