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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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GoDaddy to Alt-Right Leader Richard Spencer: Find an Alt Web Host
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 04 2018, @04:39PM (1 child)
That is one of the thoughts that ran through my mind. But, it seems to miss the mark, somehow. In any decent sized city, you can find your gay wedding cake SOMEWHERE. I mean, there aren't only six qualified wedding cake shops in the entire state, are there? Well - - - Maybe Montana, I'll give you that one.
Worldwide, how many host sites are there? There are a lot fewer major hosting sites, than there are wedding caterers in the US, or probably any state in the US.
I'm not real sure where I stand, in regard to Spencer. On the one hand, I wish he'd dry up, and blow away. On the other hand, if you didn't stand up for the Jews, the Gypsies, the gays, the insane - who is going to stand up for you when Gubberming (or whoever) comes for you?
This is one of the reasons for Net Neutrality, after all. If your ISP doesn't like what you read, or what you have to say, your ISP can shut you down without net neutrality. It makes sense (to me) to extend that neutrality to the limited number of hosting sites.
Or, to put it more succinctly, dumb tubes are just a freaking utility. A hosting site is just a concentration point for the tubes. The host is just dumb tubing.
And, I think that everyone who has been on the net more than a couple years will admit that GoDaddy has been especially dumb tubing on many occassions. It's almost like they take refuge in being dumb, when it suits them.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Saturday May 05 2018, @03:25AM
Far as I've paid attention, I've never heard Spencer do any "direct incitement to violence". Do stupid salutes, yeah. Act like a third-rate media whore, you bet. But incite violence? Seriously?? Betting this is more a case of GoDaddy management getting tired of constant harassment from the punch-a-Nazi crowd and getting rid of whichever target the point-and-shriek brigade were after this time.
Never cheer the silencing of your opponent. You could be next.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.