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GoDaddy expels neo-Nazi site over article on Charlottesville victim GoDaddy and Google expel Daily Stormer over victim smear
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A notorious US neo-Nazi website has been forced to switch web hosts after it disparaged a woman who died during protests in Virginia. A notorious US neo-Nazi website is being forced to switch domain name providers for a second time in a day after it disparaged a woman who died during protests in Virginia.
On Monday morning, the Daily Stormer was given 24 hours to move by GoDaddy.On Monday morning, the Daily Stormer was given 24 hours to move by GoDaddy.
Domain name databases now list Google as the site's new domain registrar, but the search giant has not yet commented. The domain was briefly registered via Google before it acted likewise.
Heather Heyer was killed on Saturday after a car rammed into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.Heather Heyer was killed on Saturday after a car rammed into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.
Although the site's registrar is now listed as Google, it is possible the Daily Stormer is now being hosted by another as-yet-unidentified provider. Registrars allows sites to lay claim to unique web addresses, allowing the public to type in easy-to-memorise names rather than strings of numbers.
"The domain is no longer at GoDaddy and we don't host the site," the Arizona-based company tweeted at 17:51 BST.
Just over an hour later Google issued its own statement: "We are cancelling Daily Stormer's registration with Google Domains for violating our terms of service."
24 hours' notice24 hours' notice
Previous host GoDaddy had faced calls to remove the white supremacist site. Previous domain name provider GoDaddy had faced calls to remove the white supremacist site.
In giving the Daily Stormer 24 hours' notice, GoDaddy said the site had violated its terms of service.In giving the Daily Stormer 24 hours' notice, GoDaddy said the site had violated its terms of service.
"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," GoDaddy said in a statement on Twitter."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," GoDaddy said in a statement on Twitter.
Previously, some web users had called on GoDaddy to remove the site - including women's rights campaigner Amy Siskind.Previously, some web users had called on GoDaddy to remove the site - including women's rights campaigner Amy Siskind.
Violence broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, after white supremacists organised a controversial far-right march called "Unite the Right".Violence broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, after white supremacists organised a controversial far-right march called "Unite the Right".
Since the announcement, a blog post has appeared on the Daily Stormer, claiming the site has been hacked by Anonymous.Since the announcement, a blog post has appeared on the Daily Stormer, claiming the site has been hacked by Anonymous.
However, the main Twitter feed for Anonymous has said it has no confirmation that the hacker group is involved.However, the main Twitter feed for Anonymous has said it has no confirmation that the hacker group is involved.
"Social media sites and those hosting content are very alive to public pressure and perception," said Niri Shan, a media lawyer at Taylor Wessing."Social media sites and those hosting content are very alive to public pressure and perception," said Niri Shan, a media lawyer at Taylor Wessing.
"Now you've got politicians saying they'll intervene and legislate if they don't take more actions on the content on their sites, so I think this is part of a bigger picture.""Now you've got politicians saying they'll intervene and legislate if they don't take more actions on the content on their sites, so I think this is part of a bigger picture."
Although freedom of speech was important, private firms had a responsibility to crack down on content that could spread "extremist ideologies", said Bharath Ganesh at the Oxford Internet Institute.Although freedom of speech was important, private firms had a responsibility to crack down on content that could spread "extremist ideologies", said Bharath Ganesh at the Oxford Internet Institute.
"I'm pleased GoDaddy did what they did but I'm a little disappointed they did it after public pressure, I would have liked them to have been more proactive," he told the BBC."I'm pleased GoDaddy did what they did but I'm a little disappointed they did it after public pressure, I would have liked them to have been more proactive," he told the BBC.