[aroberge]

HN is solely responsible for this

I love HN. But that statement is myopic and over the top. I believe that Reddit started the discussion on a boycott. At the very least, much discussion took place there.

[jmonegro]

That is correct. I'd say Reddit is the one solely responsible for this.

[Xurinos]

You meant jointly.

[swdunlop]

Nono.. It means many different people are solely responsible. ;)

[cleaver]

A lot was spread on Twitter too... There I saw that a number of registrars were offering discount codes.