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The move came a day after reports that two law firms working
for Bloomberg had purchased about 400 such online domains.
The domains included bloombergfail.nyc, mikethespoiler.nyc and
kingmike.nyc, according to an online registry. Others were more
insulting, such as mikeistoorich.nyc and
michaelbloombergistooshort.nyc.
The purchase of negative website domains is a common strategy
among politicians and other public figures in an effort to
protect their reputations.
Bloomberg spokeswoman Meghan Womack said his lawyers had been
"overly-aggressive" in trying to protect Bloomberg.
"We have requested the immediate release of any domains that are
not straightforward," she said.
The release meant the domains would be publicly available, she
said.
(Reporting by Sebastien Malo; Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Jim
Loney)
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