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There are a huge number of DNS registrars. So the fact that GoDaddy and Google chose not to act as their DNS registrar doesn't follow that they can't find _any
by tytso 9y ago
There are a huge number of DNS registrars. So the fact that GoDaddy and Google chose not to act as their DNS registrar doesn't follow that they can't find _anyone_ to be a DNS registrar. (And indeed, they were able to find a DNS registrar in Russia.)
Similarly, there are a large number of ISP's and hosting partners. So if Amazon were to choose not to want to host their web site, on the theory that they were going to get huge numbers of DOS attacks, and they don't want to do deal with the PR blowback of supporting an extremely unpopular group --- is that really censorship?
This seems to be another variant of "freedom of the press" doesn't mean "free presses" issue. To say that the owner of a printing press should be forced to print Racist materials seems to be... morally dubious. It's true that the owner of an apartment isn't allowed to choose not to do business with someone based on their race, gender, religion, etc. Unfortunately for the Alt-Right, the neo-Nazi's aren't a protected class. If they think it should be, they should feel free to lobby to change the law. If President Trump thinks there are "very fine people" who belong to the Alt-Right, maybe he would even be willing to sign it....