Last week Google seemed to be down in Argentina. It seems like the domain expired so one guy bought it. How one guy became the king of Google Argentina Nicolas David Kuroña, a designer living in Buenos Aires, first noticed that Google didn't seem to be working earlier this month. According to the BBC, Kuroña began receiving WhatsApp messages from friends wondering what was going on. So he did a little digging. Kuroña headed to NIC Argentina, a.
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04.24.2021 03:Apr AM EDT
Google Suffers Epic Fail in Argentina: Tech Giant Fails to Pay Domain Name, Guy Snags It for $5!
Google Argentina failed to renew its domain name in the country, allowing an Argentinian guy to secure legal ownership of the name google.com.ar.
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On Wednesday, Google Argentina has failed to renew its domain name in the country. This allowed an Argentinian guy to secure legal ownership of the name google.com.ar. After the said purchase and mistake on the end of Google, the said site became inaccessible albeit for three hours.
Google Search Engine Bought for $5
Some guy bought Google s domain name after the company forgot to renew it
Google Search is one of the biggest, most recognizable brands on the planet. So when it s suddenly inaccessible for a country of 45 million people, someone s bound to notice. Such was the case on Wednesday, after Google neglected to renew the purchase of its search domain for Argentina, Google.com.ar. When it expired, a random Argentinian bought it from a domain registrar, shutting down the Google search page for everyone.
The person who bought the domain was reportedly Nicolás David Kuroña, who claimed on Twitter that he purchased Google.com.ar from domain registrar NIC Argentina after noticing it was available for sale. Domain names have to be renewed at registrars with recurring purchases; usually this happens automatically, especially for vitally important sites. If you fail to renew with your registrar, the domain goes back into the public pool, available for anyone to legally purchase and use.