Monday, August 14, 2017

GoDaddy Boots Neo Nazi Publication Over Charlottesville Posts

Online web hosting site GoDaddy has booted a neo-Nazi publication, the Daily Stormer, from its hosting services, after users pointed out the site's articles celebrating the death of a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. The site had posted an article disparaging the woman who was murdered by a supporter of the gathering of "alt-right", neo-Nazi, and other white supremacist groups in Charlottesville. According to a tweet by GoDaddy, it has given the neo-Nazi site 24 hours to move to another provider for violating its terms of service. In an un-related move, the group Anonymous also has taken over the Daily Stormer's site in response to the mayhem in Charlottesville, and specifically for revenge over the death of Heather Heyer. GoDaddy has major operations in Los Angeles.