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Murphy says it cost him 4K, and he wants to recoup his costs. "“I realized all these fringe guys are gonna get a hold of these websites, So I went out and boug
by wideasleep1 6y ago
Murphy says it cost him 4K, and he wants to recoup his costs.
"“I realized all these fringe guys are gonna get a hold of these websites, So I went out and bought ‘em up that night,” he told me. The financial burden of thwarting fringe-right groups? “It cost me about four grand,” Murphy said. “I don’t have the money quite frankly. I was just trying to do something good. I’m in massive credit debt to do this.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/04/reopen-liberate-urls/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/04/reopen-liberate...
- A4ET8a8uTh0 6y agoThat is an interesting development. I assume, despite his claims, that he saw an opportunity and took it with hopes of minor payoff down the line. Incidentally, don't most registrars offer basic privacy protection? I know my phone doesn't show up in basic search.