Blogburst Protest Against Network Solutions for Censoring ***UPDATE: NWS lies - says site taken down for “excessive resource use”: UPDATE! No FINA movie via makers!
Mar 22 at 5:05pm by Macranger
MAJOR UPDATE: Via the British Website for FITNA there is no movie, it was all a joke. See this post.
UPDATE: NWS is flat out lying, see update below.
Sites Joining Below****
I own several websites, a couple which were hosted by Network Solutions. Today I cancelled the accounts (sizable, in the hundreds of dollars) in protest to their suspending the website of film maker Geert Wilder’s movie on Islam. Hot Air has the details, but we need to band together - those who abhor censorship - and let NWS that we will not tolerate the censorship of this movie. There is no clear TOS violation and in fact NWS hosts many different sites including those which deal with gambling and porn.
Here are the contact numbers and emails. Contact them, flood the call reps and demand they reinstate the site immediately or you will no longer use their services.
Phone: 1-800-333-7680, outside the US 1.570.708.8788.
Bloggers who want this important movie on the truth of Islam to go forward make sure you continue the blogburst.
Blogburst Members: (Thanks for the link Michelle!)
Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group
Meanwhile, Network Solutions is refusing to respond to email and phone requests for comment. Additionally did you know that they have no problem hosting a site for Hezbollah? Creeping Sharia has the details.
UPDATE: NWS is telling the media that it took the site down because of “excessive use of services which shall impair the fair use of other Network Solutions customers”.
Bull crap. They’re bowing to pressure from extremist muslim groups who don’t want the public to see the truth. Here’s the deal, we need to put this video into the public arena even if it has to be posted on blogs. If anyone knows how the total bandwidth can be shared so that it doesn’t cause a hugh financial hit let me know. In any case this movie WILL be seen so those who think they’ll stop it’s showing are only deluded.
The show WILL go on!
33 Responses for "Blogburst Protest Against Network Solutions for Censoring ***UPDATE: NWS lies - says site taken down for “excessive resource use”: UPDATE! No FINA movie via makers!"
Michelle Malkin » Will any American company host “Fitna?”
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
1[…] Macsmind hosts a blogburst protest of Network Solutions. […]
Ferdy
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 pm
2Dutch conservative weblog Kleinverzet has joined the blogburst:
http://kleinverzet.blogspot.com/2008/03/network-solutions-censors-fitna-website.html
[Redstate] BigGator5
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:51 am
3Network Solutions shuts down “Fitna”…
Not much more I can about this than it’s utter bullshit….
cb.blog » Blog Archive » Network Solutions Dhimmitude
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:13 am
4[…] Network Solutions, say hello to Dhimmitude, and say goodbye to business, because you’re about to be mass-boycotted. […]
Network Solutions: Bought by Terrorists. |
March 23rd, 2008 at 11:13 am
5[…] Additionally, you could join the Blogburst Protest against Network Solutions or go one better and close any accounts you have with them and switch to a different service provider. Bluehost is an excellent host and modestly priced, and there’s Doteasy if you want even lower prices with a lot less bells and whistles. […]
Bowing and Scraping Like Good Little Dhimmis
March 23rd, 2008 at 11:44 am
6[…] Blogbursts! Blogburst Protest Against Network Solutions for Censoring @ Macsmind Sites Joining Below**** […]
GeistesWelt
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
7BreakingNews: Geert Wilders Homepage vom Netz genommen!…
Der Provider “Network Solutions”, über den der von Geert Wilders geplante islamkritische “Fitna” laufen soll, hat die Feiertage genutzt die momentan nur mit Cover von “Fitna” geschmückte Seite vollständig vom Netz…
Velvet Hammer
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
8Count me in!
Ironic Surrealism II has joined the blogburst.
- VH
Brian Richard Allen
March 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
9Bye bye Network Solutions! Never again.
patrickm
March 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
10I cannot believe Network Solutions would take it upon themselves to conduct censorship over material which clearly does NOT violate their terms of service ( http://www.networksolutions.com/legal/aup.jsp ).
A more plausible explanation is that the company received false complaints of something like spam or attacks emanating from the domain and they have temporarily shut down the site to conduct an investigation. At least this is what the representative whom I spoke to seemed to think. In Network Solution’s defense, they have no way of knowing that such claims could be false until after an investigation. I am a little surprised that they would shut down first, ask questions later… but my feeling is that after it is established that any such claims are false, they will not respond to further ones.
I can only hope that as the owner of a soon to be controversial website (one that is highly critical of the Putin government in Russia) that I will not have my shut down during any interval.
What I find particularly alarming about this case is that the so called controversial material (i.e. the documentary) has not even been released yet. If this truly was a case of censorship, then it would be one of preemptive measure!
I suspect that this will soon pass, but let’s definitely keep an eye out.
links for 2008-03-23 « Clint’s blog
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
11[…] CENSORSHIP: Network Solutions takes down website for hosting anti-Islam movies — free speech online is controlled by only a few corporations When your domain name holder can pull your account at any time, you don’t truly have the freedom to express what you want. Avoid NetworkSolutions, and avoid GoDaddy. Go elsewhere for your needs; these guys are not YOUR friend, not even when you PAY them. (tags: politics internet censorship technology corporations TechnologyWar NetworkSolutions GoDaddy religion Islam FirstAmendment FreedomOfSpeech FreedomOfPress FreedomOfReligion constitutionalRights rights Macsmind news articles GeertWilder) […]
Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 pm
12This Is A Test…
Dutch Quran film website shut down
Will any American company host “Fitna?”
Geert Wilders meets with Restrictive Measures:
Restrictive measures. This technique denies the audience access to the propaganda. Jamming, physical destruction, and occu…
Stecki's Blog
March 24th, 2008 at 2:55 am
13Angst essen Meinungsfreiheit auf…
Da kündigt jemand einen islamkritischen Film an und was macht der Provider? Sperrt rein prophylaktisch (man könnte auch böswillig sagen: in vorauseilendem Gehorsam) die Website. So erscheint beim Versuch, fitnathemovie.com zu besuchen folgende Meldu…
Mark Bogaers
March 24th, 2008 at 4:29 am
14Count me in: Dutch blog A Future In Freedom. Great initiative!
http://afutureinfreedom.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-fitna-after-all.html
Spanish Pundit - Network Solutions cancela la pági
March 24th, 2008 at 4:34 am
15Network Solutions cancela la página de la película…
Ya he hablado antes de la película Fitna, the movie, la película crítica con el Islam del diputado holandés Geert Wilders. Uno de los problemas a los que se enfrenta es que ningún medio de comunicación quiere enfrentar a los musulmanes radicales …
Blogburst: Network Solutions Dhimmis Take Down Geert Wilders’ Anti-Jihad Website | MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
March 24th, 2008 at 7:01 am
16[…] Mac’s Mind has organized a blogburst–here’s what you need to do: Here are the contact numbers and emails. Contact them, flood the call reps and demand they reinstate the site immediately or you will no longer use their services. […]
Mark Bogaers
March 24th, 2008 at 8:17 am
17Count me in. Great initiative!
http://afutureinfreedom.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-fitna-after-all.html
Tel-Chai Nation
March 24th, 2008 at 8:43 am
18Network Solutions is a dhimmi webhost…
Once again, we’re faced with a serious case of a cowardly company that will not show the courage to help inform the public about Islam by hosting a documentary about it, that being Geert Wilders’ Fitna….
DMartyr
March 24th, 2008 at 9:16 am
19Al Salibiyyah is proud to join this blogburst.
http://salibiyyah.blogspot.com/
Wake up America-
March 24th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
20Network Solutions Pratices Pre-Censorship On Geert…
NetWork Solutions, which is a website name registrar has pre-emptively censored and disabled a site registered to provide an outlet to the Wilder’s film….
Auspundits
March 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
21Disgraceful Censorship…
So a guy puts together a 15 minute film on the Qur’an, keeps the content under wraps, buys hosting space and then is [told by the hosting company](http://www.macsmind.com/wordpress/2008/03/22/blogburst-protest-against-network-solutions-for-censoring/)…
Mark Alexander
March 24th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
22Proud to belong to the blogburst!
Geert Vandage
March 24th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
23Here is the trailer of the movie Fitna: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=BzOLN8za0Tw
Geert Vandage
March 24th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
24For your knowledge, the link: http://www.fitnathemovie.co.uk/ is NOT from Geert Wiler but from someone that claimes this domain name.
The domain name of Geert Wilders FITNA is : http://www.fitnathemovie.com/
funny example: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=BzOLN8za0Tw
Macranger
March 24th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
25Thanks Geert,
Free Dom
March 24th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
26I just wan’t to say the land of the free has gone. They onley think about one thing and that’s MONEY
Ferdy
March 24th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
27Best read Dutch weblog Geenstijl.nl has linked this story at:
http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/1242231.html
cdn.infidel
March 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am
28Add me to the list, http://canadianinfidel.blogspot.com/
Visjes Weblog
March 25th, 2008 at 2:54 am
29Vrijheid van meningsuiting…
Vrijheid van meningsuiting is een groot goed. Iedereen vindt dat hij of zij moet kunnen zeggen wat er in het hoofd omgaat. Natuurlijk moet je uitkijken dat je een ander niet voor het hoofd stoot, maar soms kan de waarheid hard aankomen. Heel hard.
Om …
Fitna op dinsdag | Sacre Blue, nooit zonder reden tss ...
March 25th, 2008 at 5:39 am
30[…] Bloggers verenigen zich in een Blogburst tegen censuur ofwel bellen ze gewoon ff met z’n allen naar Network Solutions […]
Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Network Solutions Practices Pre-Censorship On Geert Wilders’ Film Site
March 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
31[…] Macsmind […]
C L O S E R » Coming soon… Fitna IV A small update
March 25th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
32[…] Network Solutions has suspended the account of fitnathemovie.com. Although their final decision is still pending there are already actions against the company on the internet for example by Macsmind. In most cases the decision is seen as giving to islamic radicals or muslims in general and a form of pre-censorship and therefore negative for the freedom of speech. It is not proven by the way who issued the complaints. […]
Ferdy
March 26th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
33After been banned from Network Solutions Geert Wilders need to setup a new shop and asks for donations:
http://kleinverzet.blogspot.com/2008/03/freedom-is-not-free.html
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