Borsetshire Breaks

When the BBC forgets to register a domain

You're probably reading this because you listen to The Archers.

On Sunday, 24th November 2024 the show first mentioned the domain BorsetshireBreaks.com.

However, the BBC HAD NOT registered this domain - so I did!

The storyline where the domain is mentioned appears to be about fake listings for booking holidays.

The 23rd to 30th of November 2024 is BBC Scam Safe Week, where there are shows and features about how to be aware of scams...

SO WHY DID THE BBC NOT REGISTER THIS DOMAIN?!

I'm a nice person and I'm not going to use it for anything nasty. But I could redirect the domain to anything I want, including 'naughty' sites or scams.

The BBC could have registered this domain (for less than £10) and have it go to the Scam Safe mini site or The Archers.

It would be rather embarrassing for the BBC to make up a domain, for people to visit it leading to 'inappropriate' content!

I grabbed the domain and made this page to show how important registering things like domains is to protect people from scams, etc. I'll also happily hand over the domain to the BBC if they'd like it!