Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer

Re:Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer by averagewall on Monday August 14, 2017 @10:20PM (#15014816)

This seems like a clear case of GoDaddy and Google stopping political speech they disagree with, not because of illegal activity.

"The story, which attacked Heyer for her physical appearance and referred to her using various offensive epithets, prompted GoDaddy to give Daily Stormer 24 hours to find a new host for its domain."

They'll remove your domain for insulting someone? The internet is full of personal abuse. That can't possibly be the reason.

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Re:Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer by strathmeyer on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @12:13AM (#15015415)

Go to the website yourself if you'd like to see what kind of stuff they are up to.

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Re:Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer by averagewall on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @12:22AM (#15015465)

It seems to be down at the moment. But any amount of insults are still just insults. Illegal activity is different, but they're not claiming that's the reason, and it it was, the police should handle it.

I can understand a more "private" service like Twitter blocking cyber bullying, but domain names are part of the infrastructure. People depend on them much more.

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Re:Google cancels domain registration for Daily Stormer by tim333 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @07:45AM (#15017268)

Google and GoDaddy are private businesses. They are allowed to not do business with sites they find repugnant if they like.

The current headline on the Stormer is "Badass Cop Expresses Full Support for Running Over Fatties Charlottesville-Style" by the way. If I was running the domain registrar I'd have little enthusiasm for Nazi enthusiasts encouraging murder either.

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