Several weeks back, the Pakistani government screwed over most of southern Asia in an attempt to block its citizens from watching YouTube clips of Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders' documentary critital of Islam. Seen as a far-right politician, Wilders has been outspoken about the increasing tolerance in the Netherlands for radical, oppressive Muslim practices. Now, Wilders' American web host, Network Solutions, has dropped his website for "excessive use of services" after a rash of complaints from thin-skinned and murderous Muslims. It's scary to receive anonymous, grammatically abhorrent death threats via email, but that's no reason for an American company (or any country, for that matter) to cave in the face of free speech. Philosophically, the Bill of Rights should also apply to the Dutch. Still, now you know who not to use for your web hosting services. More details here.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Network Solutions: Cowards
