After the events this weekend in Charlottesville GoDaddy sent notification (auto-play video warning) to neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer stating that they had 24 hours to move the domain to another as “they had violated our terms of service.” The notification came after a post on The Daily Stormer, which focused on the woman killed during the protests. A spokesperson for GoDaddy stated “Given this latest article comes on the immediate heels of a violent act, we believe this type of article could incite additional violence, which violates our terms of service.” The Daily Stormer had moved it’s domain to Google today, following the GoDaddy notification, but Google moved quickly to cancel the registration.


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While I do not agree with the viewpoints expressed on The Daily Stormer, I also don’t agree with GoDaddy’s decision. To terminate a service agreement because something “could” happen isn’t a very valid argument. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it” seems fitting for my standpoint.

“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 Sunday, adding in an emailed statement, “If no action is taken after 24 hours, we will cancel the service.”

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