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'''Joost Zuurbier''' is CEO of [[FreeNom]], the registry of [[.tk]] internet domain names. Dot TK is registered to the country of Tokelau, four small islands in the South Pacific. Only about 1300 people live there, but Dot TK is becoming one of the world's largest [[ccTLD]] registries, with more than 16.7 million domain names registered.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/tk-rockets-to-largest-cctld-second-largest-tld.html .TK rockets to largest ccTLD, domainnews.com] Published 1 Jun 13 Retreived 4 Jun 13</ref> Joost visited the country of Tokelau in 2003, and every few years he meets the Ministers of the country and the managing director of [[Teletok]], the local ICT and registry authority. Dot TK has created double digit increases in Tokelau's GDP. Dot TK is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands but has offices in London (UK) and Palo Alto (US). <ref>[http://www.appscout.com/2007/05/interview_dot_tk_registry_ceo.php appscout]</ref><ref>[http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/joost-zuurbier/3/929/619 linkedin]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMBH0K9xY6A BBC World News (Youtube)]</ref><ref>San Francisco ICANN meeting, 03/14/2011</ref>  

'''Joost Zuurbier''' is a well known scammer, and the current CEO of [[FreeNom]]. He currently resides in the Netherlands. In 2011 he was arrested and convicted of fraud. He was arrested again in 2013 for assaulting a prostitute. His website Freenom.com coerces people into buying domains by offering free domains, then removing the domains if they are not purchased.

 

Freenom is the registry of [[.tk]] internet domain names. Dot TK is registered to the country of Tokelau, four small islands in the South Pacific. Only about 1300 people live there, but Dot TK is becoming one of the world's largest [[ccTLD]] registries, with more than 16.7 million domain names registered.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/tk-rockets-to-largest-cctld-second-largest-tld.html .TK rockets to largest ccTLD, domainnews.com] Published 1 Jun 13 Retreived 4 Jun 13</ref> Joost visited the country of Tokelau in 2003, and every few years he meets the Ministers of the country and the managing director of [[Teletok]], the local ICT and registry authority. Dot TK has created double digit increases in Tokelau's GDP. Dot TK is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands but has offices in London (UK) and Palo Alto (US). <ref>[http://www.appscout.com/2007/05/interview_dot_tk_registry_ceo.php appscout]</ref><ref>[http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/joost-zuurbier/3/929/619 linkedin]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMBH0K9xY6A BBC World News (Youtube)]</ref><ref>San Francisco ICANN meeting, 03/14/2011</ref>  

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