A British multi-million political campaign urging for the exit of Great Britain from the European Union has failed to register the matching .com domain.
The official Vote Leave campaign operates from VoteLeaveTakeControl.org, and a serial prankster duly registered VoteLeave.com.
Mario Van Poppel is a Belgian who pointed the domain to a Rick Astley clip singing “Never gonna give you up” – a reference to being “Rickrolled.”
Thousands of unsuspecting opposers to the UK’s stay in the EU are met with the 80’s pop idol’s baritone antics.
Van Poppel claims that more than 50,000 visitors were fooled into visiting VoteLeave.com, .net and .co.uk in the first three days of its operation.
If you haven’t had enough of Rick Astley over the years, head over to VoteLeave.com.
Vote Leave. Not the .com.
