by Erik Sass , Staff Writer @eriksass1, August 16, 2017

While most of the controversy over extremist content in recent years has focused on social-media platforms like Facebook and YouTube, attention is turning to standalone Web sites on the Internet — including pages that publish incitements to violence.

That’s putting pressure on domain and Web services companies to deprive extremists of their virtual soapboxes.

Following the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, at a white supremacist rally over the weekend, domain name service GoDaddy has given the boot to white supremacist and neo-Nazi Web site The Daily Stormer for violating its terms of service.

Specifically, an article published by The Daily Stormer mocking the victim of the car attacking Charlottesville violated GoDaddy’s terms of service by inciting violence, according to the company. The article described Heyer as “fat and a drain on society.” It added: “Despite feigned outrage by the media, most people are glad she is dead, as she is the definition of uselessness. A 32-year-old woman without children is a burden on society and has no value.”

GoDaddy spokesman Dan Race stated to CNN on Monday: “Given their latest article comes on the immediate heels of a violent act, we believe this type of article could incite additional violence, which violates our terms of service.” Therefore, the company has “informed The Daily Stormer that they have 24 hours to move the domain to another provider, as they have violated our terms of service. If no action is taken after 24 hours, we will cancel the service.”

After The Daily Stormer briefly moved to a new domain on Google, the latter swiftly canceled its domain name registration and Web domain support, as well as shutting down its YouTube channel.

According to one contributor to the site, The Daily Stormer has backup plans to continue publication if it loses its old domain name, probably by simply finding another domain host.

attracted readers, including Dylann Roof, the Charleston church shooter.

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