Webhost notes site’s violent and anti-Semitic content in decision to become the latest to delete the hate site’s domain registration.
The Daily Stormer again finds itself without a webhost after Namecheap said Sunday it wouldn’t host the neo-Nazi website due to its message of hate and violence.
The site, dubbed the “top hate site in America,” registered with Namecheap on Friday after being turned out by Google, GoDaddy and its Russian registrar. The site has been the target of criticism since it published an offensive story about Heather Heyer, who was killed earlier this month while counter-protesting against white supremacist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall wrote in a blog post that he had examined the site’s content to determine whether deleting the site’s domain would contradict the registrar’s advocacy of free speech. He cited specific references of incitements to violence and graphic anti-Semitic statements that factored into the company’s decision.
Read the full article by Steven Musil at CNet.