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The ''goatse.cx'' domain name was sold at auction to an unknown bidder on April 30, 2007. The first auction ended with fake bids, according to ''seobidding.com'', so the auction was reactivated. This time, fake bidders won, so ''Seobidding.com'' announced that the website would be sold for $500,000, and that legal action would be taken against the fake bidders. On November 25, 2007, the site was still for sale, asking for "''$50,200 minimum''". | The ''goatse.cx'' domain name was sold at auction to an unknown bidder on April 30, 2007. The first auction ended with fake bids, according to ''seobidding.com'', so the auction was reactivated. This time, fake bidders won, so ''Seobidding.com'' announced that the website would be sold for $500,000, and that legal action would be taken against the fake bidders. On November 25, 2007, the site was still for sale, asking for "''$50,200 minimum''". | ||
[[File:Goatse.jpg|thumb|100px|Hackers successfully hijack | [[File:Goatse.jpg|thumb|100px|Hackers successfully hijack a billboard to display the dreaded image.|293x293px]] | ||
In early December 2012, the site plans to launch its own e-mail system, named, Goatse Mail, claiming to be launched. However, the e-mail system has not been launched since. The website was then put back, after a new owner purchased the website for 8,000 euros in 2008, and is now planning to be a subdomain service on which you can host your own website. There were also plans for a cryptocurrency called ''Goatse Coin'', but there doesn't seem to be any progress.<ref>Pearson, Jordan; Koebler, Jason (2017-10-17). "The Current Owner of the 'Goatse' Website Wants It to Be a Household Name". Motherboard. Retrieved 2018-12-15. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evpj8a/owner-of-goatse-coin-website-wants-it-to-be-a-household-name-meme</ref> | In early December 2012, the site plans to launch its own e-mail system, named, Goatse Mail, claiming to be launched. However, the e-mail system has not been launched since. The website was then put back, after a new owner purchased the website for 8,000 euros in 2008, and is now planning to be a subdomain service on which you can host your own website. There were also plans for a cryptocurrency called ''Goatse Coin'', but there doesn't seem to be any progress.<ref>Pearson, Jordan; Koebler, Jason (2017-10-17). "The Current Owner of the 'Goatse' Website Wants It to Be a Household Name". Motherboard. Retrieved 2018-12-15. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evpj8a/owner-of-goatse-coin-website-wants-it-to-be-a-household-name-meme</ref> | ||
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[[wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]], the known creators for [[Last Measure]], created a group called "Goatse Security", which derives from the site's name, in December 2009. Goatse Security became known for leaking unsecured 114,000 iPad email address. Besides the group, [[wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]] used the image as a way to troll users, such as adding the image to [[Last Measure]], a supposed "leaked" operating system that booted the image, and many more. | [[wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]], the known creators for [[Last Measure]], created a group called "Goatse Security", which derives from the site's name, in December 2009. Goatse Security became known for leaking unsecured 114,000 iPad email address. Besides the group, [[wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]] used the image as a way to troll users, such as adding the image to [[Last Measure]], a supposed "leaked" operating system that booted the image, and many more. | ||
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