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GoDaddy to Alt-Right Leader Richard Spencer: Find an Alt Web Host

posted by martyb on Friday May 04 2018, @10:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the Going-to-ground dept.

aristarchus writes:

As related at Fast Company

Sartorially-championed white nationalist Richard Spencer just got punched in the face–this time, in the figurative sense.

The web provider GoDaddy has taken down the alt-right figurehead’s web domain, the appropriately named altright.com.

“It is our determination that altright.com crossed the line and encouraged and promoted violence in a direct and threatening manner,” a GoDaddy spokesperson told BuzzFeed.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @01:46PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @01:46PM (#675644)

    It's not about that, at least as GoDaddy puts it:

    "In instances where a site goes beyond the mere exercise of these freedoms, however, and crosses over to promoting, encouraging, or otherwise engaging in specific acts of violence against any person, we will take action," GoDaddy's statement read. "It is our determination that altright.com crossed the line and encouraged and promoted violence in a direct and threatening manner."

    According to GoDaddy though, Altright.com has crossed the line into directly promoting violence, and that is not only against GoDaddy's terms of service [godaddy.com] where they specifically state:

    3. You will not use this Site or the Services in a manner (as determined by GoDaddy in its sole and absolute discretion) that: ... Promotes, encourages or engages in terrorism, violence against people, animals, or property;

    but might possibly even be against the law [wikipedia.org].

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @01:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @01:56PM (#675650)

    Strange, violence against animals is what I associate with godaddy.
    What is it, with dns registries jumping up on the censorship bandwagon? At least there is still competition in that industry.