news Neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer to lose domain name

[Kate]

Neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer to lose domain name
GoDaddy told the white supremacist site it has 24 hours to find a new domain provider.

The Daily Stormer has been called the "top hate site in America." Soon it's going to be without domain.

The site, which was involved in organising the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, has been told by GoDaddy to move its domain or have it cancelled.

GoDaddy is the website's domain provider, directing internet users and search engines to its URL. GoDaddy doesn't, however, host The Daily Stormer's content.

"We informed The Daily Stormer that they have 24 hours to move the domain to another provider, as they have violated our terms of service," the company said in a tweet, adding in an emailed statement, "If no action is taken after 24 hours, we will cancel the service."

The tweet followed a hate-filled post on The Daily Stormer, which focused on the woman killed during anti-fascist protests over the weekend. The victim, Heather Heyer, was killed when a car drove at speed into a crowd of people protesting the alt-right demonstrations.
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CNET - Neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer to lose domain name

 

[HotKey]

Talk about quick response time by Godaddy. Wonder who will be the lucky new provider.. The Daily Stupids will have to find a fast transfer.

 

[carob]

You can get a domain out of Godaddy in 15 minutes if you approve the transfer at GD - and since the receiving registrar is probably using an automated process they'll just accept it and discover the problem later.

Oops maybe I shouldn't have said that, they may not know and so just leave the domain there - for Godaddy to auction it I guess, so someone can buy it and redirect it to a worthy cause.

 

[Emmy101]

I dislike that disgusting website (and many others that are never shut down), but also don't like registrars to have this kind of authority over domains/websites, it can be biased and misused ! what do you think?

 

[Jv1999]

i'm not trying to side with the alt right or Nazis. I mean, i'm like Japanese (as u can see from my avi), but at the same time -- this is kinda not fair.

you can't just be your own domain registrar, can you? GD wants the domain transferred, not the web hosting. Like, what options do these people have?

it kind of violates freedom of press/speech when registrars can dictate what kind of content is allowed on the domains they're uh holding. I mean, in school we learn that acts of racism are illegal, but you're free to be a racist. writing your personal opinions about racism and being all crazy like that isn't illegal.

but if registrars start prohibiting things, then yeah -- kinda furthers the internet censorship problem.

i mean u know. bleh.

 

[johname]

Where did PirateBay have their domain name all those heated years?

 

[mr-x]

Customer violated the contract.

 

[FPForum]

I wonder what VeriSign's stance is on registering one of their extensions for racism and hate? Maybe they violated a contract on the entire extension..

GoDaddy did the right thing here, and they did react quickly. We can all follow the domain to its new registrar and then contact them so they're aware of what they are holding for a customer..

 

[JB Lions]

I read what they posted yesterday, some vile stuff. Today the site is up and there is a post:

END OF HATE: ANONYMOUS NOW IN CONTROL OF DAILY STORMER

.......
WE WILL ALLOW THE SITE TO REMAIN ONLINE FOR 24 HOURS SO THE WORLD CAN WITNESS THE HATE

THEN WE WILL SHUT IT DOWN

PERMANENTLY..........

Lots more in the post, won't link to it but you can do a simple Google search.

Then I read some twitter account that's it's not them but the owner wanting people to believe it's them. So who knows.

"DAILY STORMER HACK IS A FALSE FLAG OP BY OWNER ANDREW ANGLIN TO IMPLICATE ANONYMOUS IN HIS WEBSITE'S SHUTDOWN"
https://twitter.com/TheAnonJournal

http://www.newsweek.com/did-anonymo...kTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

Makes sense, since the rest of the articles are still up.

 

[carob]

I posted Godaddy ToS in another thread: https://www.namepros.com/threads/do...sion-to-cancel-a-domain.1035593/#post-6305611

GoDaddy may also cancel the registration of a domain name, after thirty (30) days, if that name is being used, as determined by GoDaddy in its sole discretion, in association with spam or morally objectionable activities. Morally objectionable activities will include, but not be limited to:

• Activities prohibited by the laws of the United States and/or foreign territories in which you conduct business;
• Activities designed to encourage unlawful behavior by others, such as hate crimes, terrorism and child pornography; and
• Activities designed to harm or use unethically minors in any way.

 

[mr-x]

I wonder what VeriSign's stance is on registering one of their extensions for racism and hate? Maybe they violated a contract on the entire extension..

GoDaddy did the right thing here, and they did react quickly. We can all follow the domain to its new registrar and then contact them so they're aware of what they are holding for a customer..

Becareful what you wish for

 

[Recons.Com]

Again, the title is misleading

They are not LOSING domain, they are told to move to another provider.

 

[Beezy]

Moved to Google - https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/897144384147394560

UPDATE: Neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer moves registration to Google after GoDaddy severs ties​

 

[JB Lions]

Moved to Google - https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/897144384147394560

UPDATE: Neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer moves registration to Google after GoDaddy severs ties​

Will be interesting to see what Google does. Do they bounce them as well, there will be a lot of pressure to.

Dude just posted -
I’ve Retaken Control of the Site.

Was reading the tweet from somebody that first pointed this out - https://twitter.com/GoDaddy/status/896935462622957573

 

[FPForum]

Becareful what you wish for

I didn't wish for anything. I just simply stated VeriSign (who owns the .COM extension) likely has their own set of rules and guidelines as well.

You know how things are these days. People are going to be watching that name closely to see where it goes. If @JB Lions is correct in the latest update about it moving to Google, then he is also correct that they will be the new ones getting backlash.

 

[JB Lions]

I didn't wish for anything. I just simply stated VeriSign (who owns the .COM extension) likely has their own set of rules and guidelines as well.

You know how things are these days. People are going to be watching that name closely to see where it goes. If @JB Lions is correct in the latest update about it moving to Google, then he is also correct that they will be the new ones getting backlash.

It's already happening -
"Google needs to take a swift course against The Daily Stormer especially after its scandal with sexist bigotry."

"BREAKING NEWS: 'Neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer moves registration to Google after GoDaddy severs ties' It's Google's turn."

https://twitter.com/TheAnonJournal

Then the person who first tweeted about them and GoDaddy that kicked all this off, just tweeted again towards Google:

@google The Daily Stormer, the neo-Nazi website, is now registered w you after being kicked off @GoDaddy for their hate. Please remove!

https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/897153273379139584

I imagine if Google does something, next stop will be some low end registrar.

 

[Kuffy]

You don't need a domain name to host a website. If they push it underground, then it will just be harder to control. Just as an experiment, I might try hosting a website on a notebook over public WiFi.

 

[Wannabean]

Wrong. Best way to deal with this sort of thing is to have it out in the open where everyone can see. Shut it down and you isolate people who are full of hatred and will then find other more extreme ways to draw attention.

 

[carob]

Google says no: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40922029

"The domain is no longer at GoDaddy and we don't host the site," the Arizona-based company tweeted at 17:51 BST.

Just over an hour later Google issued its own statement: "We are cancelling Daily Stormer's registration with Google Domains for violating our terms of service."

Google Domains ToS
https://payments.google.com/payment...ument?ldo=16267419166080200835&ldt=domainstos

Termination....Google may, in its sole discretion, change, suspend, or terminate, temporarily or permanently, the Google Domains Site or any part or features of it at any time, for any reason, without any notice or liability to Registrant or any other entity.

SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION. Google may in its sole discretion, suspend or cancel Registrant’s Registered Name registration (a) if Registrant breaches this Agreement (including a breach of any of the representations and warranties in Section 7); (b) to comply with a court order or other legal requirement; (c) as required by ICANN, a Registry Operator, or law enforcement; (d) to protect the integrity and stability of the Services; (e) if there was an error in the registration process for such Registered Name, or (f) if Registrant’s Account is disabled or terminated.

 

[domain hacks]

They should move to German registrar....oh, that wasn't politically correct?

 

[enlytend]

They can always make it a TOR hidden service or hide out in various places where child pron lowlifes keep their sites. Won't stop anyone determined from going there, keeps it out of mainstream visibility where it might attract vulnerable kids.
Can't imagine anything making them much angrier or more hateful than they already are.
Recently an American tourist made a nazi salute in a German bar - got beaten up for it. Could also get you arrested - overall Germany is a little touchy about their past and has laws against certain symbols and gestures.

 

[mr-x]

I think people demanding the website / domain be removed, should consider; witch-hunts rarely end the way it's supporters think.

Private companies can set their own rules but if you want a free open internet, you have to put up with ass-holes and racist.

 

[domain hacks]

I will write something down and you pull your own conclusions.

- ISIS-owned news agency AMAK is registered and hosted at NAME.COM
- NAME.COM is owned by RIghtside Group. They also own eNom and NameJet
- Rightside group is acquired by Donuts (based in Bellevue, Washington) a few weeks ago
- Both Google and Godaddy are listed as Donuts major customers

The question is.

If those Neo-nazi guys move their domain to NAME.COM, is NAME.COM going to let them be or are they are going to pretend they care. And if they decide to decline their service to Daily Stormer, are they still gonna give 100% hosting uptime to ISIS?

 

[sgtppr]

Google says they are 'canceling their domain registration' -- i didn't even know that was possible and I strongly oppose that. It's a slippery slope. Today it's a racist site, tomorrow it's an alt right site, then a conservative site -- then anybody I don't agree with or who has enough people complain.

Access to domain names is a central component of free speech in the 21st century. Nobody should have their domain registration 'canceled' -- no exceptions for people who are super duper bad or whatever. Because then we're creating arbiters of and gatekeepers of content, ideas and free expression.

 

[tldboss]

Godaddy and Google are free to do what they want. Why should they deal with or tolerate them? These companies are ran by individuals (different races) as a unit in peace. A company needs all its employees - engineers, cleaners, ceo etc. Plus customers.

The hate group can find a different registrar and practise their free speech there.