<s>
Move	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
Day	I-Application
is	O
an	O
annual	O
observance	O
encouraging	O
owners	O
of	O
domain	O
names	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
domain	B-Protocol
registration	I-Protocol
away	O
from	O
registrars	B-Application
that	O
supported	O
the	O
Stop	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Piracy	I-Application
Act	I-Application
(	O
SOPA	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
held	O
on	O
29	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
coming	O
from	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
as	O
a	O
protest	O
against	O
prominent	O
registrar	O
GoDaddy	O
's	O
support	O
for	O
SOPA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
rival	O
registrar	O
Namecheap	O
began	O
an	O
initiative	O
to	O
make	O
Move	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
Day	I-Application
an	O
annual	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
,	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
and	O
domain	B-Application
registrars	I-Application
Name.com	O
and	O
Hover	B-Protocol
have	O
also	O
participated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movement	O
likely	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
post	O
made	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
on	O
22	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
moving	O
51	O
domains	O
away	O
from	O
GoDaddy	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
others	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thread	O
received	O
significant	O
attention	O
from	O
the	O
Reddit	B-Application
community	O
,	O
gaining	O
over	O
37,000	O
up	O
votes	O
from	O
users	O
(	O
but	O
also	O
over	O
32,000	O
down	O
votes	O
)	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
initiative	O
and	O
many	O
comments	O
criticizing	O
GoDaddy	O
's	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
measure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
backlash	O
,	O
numerous	O
domain	B-Application
registrars	I-Application
offered	O
coupons	O
for	O
discounted	O
domain	O
transfers	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
offering	O
to	O
donate	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
profits	O
to	O
the	O
EFF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoDaddy	O
itself	O
changed	O
its	O
stance	O
on	O
SOPA	B-Application
in	O
the	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
29	O
December	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
minimize	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
29	O
December	O
itself	O
,	O
GoDaddy	O
gained	O
a	O
net	O
of	O
20,748	O
domains	O
,	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
it	O
lost	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
attributed	O
by	O
Techdirt	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
causes	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
customers	O
having	O
moved	O
early	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
appeased	O
customer	O
response	O
to	O
their	O
change	O
of	O
position	O
over	O
SOPA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Namecheap	O
relaunched	O
the	O
initiative	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
Move	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
Day	I-Application
as	O
22	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
