NTT-Verio Shutting Down Controversial Website
Nancy Gohring writes on InfoWorld:
Privacy advocates are concerned that a move by Verio to stop hosting a controversial Web site points to a growing control of the Web by big business and governments.More here.
Cryptome.org, a Web site that sometimes posts documents about government policy and intelligence, received a short letter from its ISP, Verio, indicating that the site would be terminated on Friday. Verio, owned by NTT Communications, said the termination is due to violation of its acceptable use policy.
Cryptome.org has run afoul of Verio's policy before, but historically, the ISP has allowed the site to rectify the violation either by removing a document or proving that posting the document doesn't breach any laws. This time, Verio hasn't offered Cryptome.org that opportunity and also hasn't specified how exactly the site violates the rules, said John Young, Cryptome.org's founder, in a note on the site.
Young did not respond to requests for comment about termination of the site, and Verio did not respond to e-mails and phone calls asking for more information.
Note: I have frequently referenced the cryptome.org "Calendar of US Military Dead during Iraq War" reference page. I would hate to see this extensive reference go away...
posted by Fergie @ 4/30/2007 01:55:00 PM
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