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| Comedian Sues Neo-Nazi Daily Stormer as Site Resurfaces From Dark Web | Comedian Sues Neo-Nazi Daily Stormer as Site Resurfaces From Dark Web |
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| The comedian and writer Dean Obeidallah filed a defamation lawsuit against the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer on Wednesday, around the same time that the website briefly resurfaced from the dark web with a Russian domain name. | The comedian and writer Dean Obeidallah filed a defamation lawsuit against the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer on Wednesday, around the same time that the website briefly resurfaced from the dark web with a Russian domain name. |
| The website was live at its new address, dailystormer.ru, for a few hours, days after the site had been booted by GoDaddy, Google and a Chinese registrar, for posting an offensive article about Heather D. Heyer, the paralegal who died during the demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday when a man with far-right views plowed a car into a crowd of counterprotesters. | The website was live at its new address, dailystormer.ru, for a few hours, days after the site had been booted by GoDaddy, Google and a Chinese registrar, for posting an offensive article about Heather D. Heyer, the paralegal who died during the demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday when a man with far-right views plowed a car into a crowd of counterprotesters. |
| The Daily Stormer falsely claimed in June that Mr. Obeidallah, an American Muslim, was the “mastermind” behind the bombing in Manchester, England, and Mr. Obeidallah began receiving death threats. | |
| “Some of them actually believe I’m a terrorist,” he said. | “Some of them actually believe I’m a terrorist,” he said. |
| An article on the revived website on Wednesday morning praised President Trump, claiming that his friendly relationship with Vladimir V. Putin was responsible for the site’s new home. “The Daily Stormer never dies!” the article exclaimed. | An article on the revived website on Wednesday morning praised President Trump, claiming that his friendly relationship with Vladimir V. Putin was responsible for the site’s new home. “The Daily Stormer never dies!” the article exclaimed. |
| The website was no longer available by the afternoon. | The website was no longer available by the afternoon. |
| Johnathan J. Smith, a lawyer for Mr. Obeidallah, said in a conference call with reporters that the site’s new domain registration placed it “away from any ability for America to hold it accountable.” | Johnathan J. Smith, a lawyer for Mr. Obeidallah, said in a conference call with reporters that the site’s new domain registration placed it “away from any ability for America to hold it accountable.” |
| If its server is in the United States, however, there may be legal recourse. The Daily Stormer uses CloudFlare to prevent users from seeing where the the web server’s location. It was not immediately clear whether that company would provide the IP address of one of its clients if a legal request was made. | If its server is in the United States, however, there may be legal recourse. The Daily Stormer uses CloudFlare to prevent users from seeing where the the web server’s location. It was not immediately clear whether that company would provide the IP address of one of its clients if a legal request was made. |
| “We find the content on some of these sites repugnant,” said Samantha Spielman, a spokeswoman for CloudFlare, when asked about The Daily Stormer. “While our policy is to not comment on any user specifically, we are cooperating with law enforcement in any investigation.” | “We find the content on some of these sites repugnant,” said Samantha Spielman, a spokeswoman for CloudFlare, when asked about The Daily Stormer. “While our policy is to not comment on any user specifically, we are cooperating with law enforcement in any investigation.” |
| Mr. Obeidallah, a SiriusXM radio host and political commentator, first landed on The Daily Stormer’s radar after he wrote an article for The Daily Beast in 2015 that called on the G.O.P. to denounce the white nationalists who were openly supporting Donald J. Trump’s presidential candidacy, including The Daily Stormer, which was founded by Andrew Anglin. | Mr. Obeidallah, a SiriusXM radio host and political commentator, first landed on The Daily Stormer’s radar after he wrote an article for The Daily Beast in 2015 that called on the G.O.P. to denounce the white nationalists who were openly supporting Donald J. Trump’s presidential candidacy, including The Daily Stormer, which was founded by Andrew Anglin. |
| “In response, they wrote an article calling me a terrorist,” Mr. Obeidallah said in a phone interview, adding that Daily Stormer readers also came after him on Twitter. | “In response, they wrote an article calling me a terrorist,” Mr. Obeidallah said in a phone interview, adding that Daily Stormer readers also came after him on Twitter. |
| He had no more contact with the site until June of this year, after he wrote another article for The Daily Beast “asking why Donald Trump wouldn’t use the phrase ‘white supremacist terrorism,’ ” he said. | He had no more contact with the site until June of this year, after he wrote another article for The Daily Beast “asking why Donald Trump wouldn’t use the phrase ‘white supremacist terrorism,’ ” he said. |
| Mr. Obeidallah didn’t mention The Daily Stormer or Mr. Anglin in that article. But Mr. Anglin responded by fabricating tweets that appeared to be written by Mr. Obeidallah, and posting an article titled “Dean Obeidallah, Mastermind Behind Manchester Bombing, Calls on Trump to Declare Whites the Real Terrorists.” | Mr. Obeidallah didn’t mention The Daily Stormer or Mr. Anglin in that article. But Mr. Anglin responded by fabricating tweets that appeared to be written by Mr. Obeidallah, and posting an article titled “Dean Obeidallah, Mastermind Behind Manchester Bombing, Calls on Trump to Declare Whites the Real Terrorists.” |
| Mr. Obeidallah said he has been threatened and berated online, and called “things that I’ve never been subjected to before — and I’ve been called everything in the world.” | Mr. Obeidallah said he has been threatened and berated online, and called “things that I’ve never been subjected to before — and I’ve been called everything in the world.” |
| One person said he should be hanged. Another told him that he hoped Mr. Obeidallah died of natural causes “before we get to you.” | One person said he should be hanged. Another told him that he hoped Mr. Obeidallah died of natural causes “before we get to you.” |
| Mr. Anglin did not respond to an emailed request for comment. | Mr. Anglin did not respond to an emailed request for comment. |
| He and other publishers of The Daily Stormer are named as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio. Mr. Obeidallah is seeking compensatory damages and a jury trial, alleging libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress. | He and other publishers of The Daily Stormer are named as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio. Mr. Obeidallah is seeking compensatory damages and a jury trial, alleging libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress. |
| “There aren’t two sides to white supremacy, white supremacism, anti-Muslim bigotry or racism,” Mr. Obeidallah said. “We’re not going to be silent. It’s important in this climate to speak up.” | “There aren’t two sides to white supremacy, white supremacism, anti-Muslim bigotry or racism,” Mr. Obeidallah said. “We’re not going to be silent. It’s important in this climate to speak up.” |