domainguy50
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This is very similar to the Gab incident:
We’ve all heard the phrase "if you don't like the rules, build your own site!" Well, recently reddit went on a purging spree and deleted the “incels” as well as “braincels” subreddits so someone went and made his own site.
incels(.)me is a message board site for self described “involuntary celibates.” Some anger obviously gets on this message board but not a lot of it is hate speech from a simple skim of the site. The .me registry (a level above the godaddys of the world) was apparently alerted to some non-violent “hate speech” on the site and Without communication, pulled the plug in the website
Here’s the websites official press release with details on the matter: https://incels.is/press/PressRelease101918.pdf
For anyone with a dot ME website, be aware of this overreach. “Free speech” is being weaponized by a certain ideological group to take down speech they disagree with. Or forefathers wouldn’t believe it if they saw it. I just see this situation as infrastructure companies (pipes) attacking free speech. I think registries should be neutral and act as utilities, not site moderators.... especially since nothing illegal was posted.
The .me registry will serve pornography websites but then act like they’re moral compass and ban a message board with words? Hypocrisy.
The Incels.me site already rebranded to incels.is, but this situation along with the gab one is showing a trend online
We’ve all heard the phrase "if you don't like the rules, build your own site!" Well, recently reddit went on a purging spree and deleted the “incels” as well as “braincels” subreddits so someone went and made his own site.
incels(.)me is a message board site for self described “involuntary celibates.” Some anger obviously gets on this message board but not a lot of it is hate speech from a simple skim of the site. The .me registry (a level above the godaddys of the world) was apparently alerted to some non-violent “hate speech” on the site and Without communication, pulled the plug in the website
Here’s the websites official press release with details on the matter: https://incels.is/press/PressRelease101918.pdf
For anyone with a dot ME website, be aware of this overreach. “Free speech” is being weaponized by a certain ideological group to take down speech they disagree with. Or forefathers wouldn’t believe it if they saw it. I just see this situation as infrastructure companies (pipes) attacking free speech. I think registries should be neutral and act as utilities, not site moderators.... especially since nothing illegal was posted.
The .me registry will serve pornography websites but then act like they’re moral compass and ban a message board with words? Hypocrisy.
The Incels.me site already rebranded to incels.is, but this situation along with the gab one is showing a trend online
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