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{{Infobox Shock Site | |||
|name = Goatse | |||
|image = Kirk_Johnson.jpg | |||
|imagecaption = Kirk Johnson, the man behind Goatse. | |||
|maker = Kirk Johnson | |||
|type = Shock site | |||
|date = 1999 | |||
|Status = Deleted | |||
}} | |||
[[File:Goatse_Logo.png|thumb|130px|Goatse's official logo.]] | [[File:Goatse_Logo.png|thumb|130px|Goatse's official logo.]] | ||
'''Goatse.cx''' ([[wikipedia:Wikipedia:IPA|/ˈɡoʊtsi dɒt ˌsiː ˈɛks/ GOHT-see-dot-see-EKS, /ˈɡoʊtˌsɛks/]]; "goat sex") or known as '''Goatse''' was a [[shock site]] registered in 1999. The website featured an image, as displayed in the center titled "''Hello.jpg''", showing a man stretching his anus with both hands. Because of its shock value, it's the first image to ever be used in bait-and-switch pranks, where the user "baits" another user into clicking the link. The site used the [[wikipedia:.cx|.cx]] domain because its pronunciation is similar to the word "sex", but it was filed by [[wikipedia:Christmas Island|Christmas Island]] to shut down the website. | '''Goatse.cx''' ([[wikipedia:Wikipedia:IPA|/ˈɡoʊtsi dɒt ˌsiː ˈɛks/ GOHT-see-dot-see-EKS, /ˈɡoʊtˌsɛks/]]; "goat sex") or known as '''Goatse''' was a [[shock site]] registered in 1999. The website featured an image, as displayed in the center titled "''Hello.jpg''", showing a man stretching his anus with both hands. Because of its shock value, it's the first image to ever be used in bait-and-switch pranks, where the user "baits" another user into clicking the link. The site used the [[wikipedia:.cx|.cx]] domain because its pronunciation is similar to the word "sex", but it was filed by [[wikipedia:Christmas Island|Christmas Island]] to shut down the website. | ||
The image used on the site was originally named "gap3.jpg" from the Gap.zip file, a collection of shock images depicting the man, who was revealed to be gay porn | The image used on the site was originally named "gap3.jpg" from the Gap.zip file, a collection of shock images depicting the man, who was revealed to be gay porn star Kirk Johnson, "''using dildos and butt plugs to stretch his anus''". Gap.zip might have been posted by Johnson himself, but it also may have been originated "''in emails FTP servers, etc.''"<ref>https://www.gawker.com/finding-goatse-the-mystery-man-behind-the-most-disturb-5899787</ref> | ||
The full website, as mentioned in the first half, shows the "hello.jpg" image under the "the receiver" section, and it also has a section, named "the giver", that shows a man with a large penis reaching up to his chest. The names suggest that a man is about to insert his huge penis into another man's anus. It also has dead links to websites like urinalpoop.org and dolphinsex.org, while older ones link to biganal.com. | The full website, as mentioned in the first half, shows the "hello.jpg" image under the "the receiver" section, and it also has a section, named "the giver", that shows a man with a large penis reaching up to his chest. The names suggest that a man is about to insert his huge penis into another man's anus. It also has dead links to websites like urinalpoop.org and dolphinsex.org, while older ones link to biganal.com. | ||
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On January 14, 2004, ''Goatse.cx'' was suspended by Christmas Island "''for AUP violations in response to a complaint''" after its residents filed a complaint to shut down the site, until Christmas Island put the domain in the available domain pool in January 2007. | On January 14, 2004, ''Goatse.cx'' was suspended by Christmas Island "''for AUP violations in response to a complaint''" after its residents filed a complaint to shut down the site, until Christmas Island put the domain in the available domain pool in January 2007. | ||
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 | 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 a billboard to display the dreaded image.|293x293px]] | [[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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In April 2011, it was reported that an Audi billboard displayed an image similar to the Goatse image. Pranksters put Goatse on a digital billboard in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, in May 2015. Pranksters signed the PGP keys of Facebook and Adrian Lamo with ASCII art of Goatse. One article asks, "''unintentionally hilarious or intentionally evil?''". | In April 2011, it was reported that an Audi billboard displayed an image similar to the Goatse image. Pranksters put Goatse on a digital billboard in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, in May 2015. Pranksters signed the PGP keys of Facebook and Adrian Lamo with ASCII art of Goatse. One article asks, "''unintentionally hilarious or intentionally evil?''". | ||
[[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 | [[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 addresses. 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. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||