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.
(Score: 3, Funny) by fadrian on Friday May 04 2018, @02:46PM (7 children)
You'd think asshats like Spencer would get the hint that their communications are not welcomed by many and perhaps they should re-examine their views.
That is all.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 04 2018, @04:50PM (2 children)
Unfortunately, people like Spencer are so very convinced of the their own righteousness, that no amount of "persecution" can shake them.
And, also unfortunately, every bit of "persecution", including being booted from GoDaddy, only convinces them yet more of their righteousness.
It's one of those vicious circle things. If the left, the middle, and the right, colluded, and decided to just ignore Spencer and his ilk, they would just fade into oblivion. They LIVE for these kind of confrontations. Confrontation justifies their views.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Friday May 04 2018, @05:45PM (1 child)
If he is committed, he could get a VPS in the cloud and publish his views on it. He could probably get the Linode $5 / month plan which might fit the amount of traffic his audience would generate.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @11:49PM
what the heck does a "VPS in the cloud" have to do with a domain registrar cancelling a domain name?
(Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday May 04 2018, @06:58PM (2 children)
Butbutbutbut MUH FREEEZE PEACH! Private corporations can't censor, it's in the Constitution!!!111one! WHY ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF PERSECUTING THE WHITE RACE?!
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 05 2018, @02:09AM (1 child)
Do you actually dislike the idea of the free communication of ideas between individuals?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 05 2018, @09:30PM
Whoa there, AC. That right there is hate speech.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @08:29PM
What would give them a hint? If people stop listening to them, that would give them the hint. If people do want to listen to them but somehow they are censored, I think they would get the opposite hint.