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I have confirmed that Epik Inc. is the new domain registrar for Parler. The transfer just happened today!
Please contact Epik to tell them to remove the terroristic Parler domain name!
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Source: https://www.epik.com/whois/parler.com https://twitter.com/vegix/status/1348709257043202049
Please contact Epik to tell them to remove the terroristic Parler domain name!
US Toll-free: (888) 894-9026
Report Abuse: [email protected]
Source: https://www.epik.com/whois/parler.com https://twitter.com/vegix/status/1348709257043202049
Dear @EpikDotCom & Epik CEO @robmonster,
We anxiously await your reply to the above request to remove Parler from your company's domain registration services immediately.
We don't want to believe that your company is intentionally supporting racist terroristic sedition.
Help!
We anxiously await your reply to the above request to remove Parler from your company's domain registration services immediately.
We don't want to believe that your company is intentionally supporting racist terroristic sedition.
Help!
According to this Wikipedia entry, Rob Monster is well known for being far right, and supporting far right conspiracies, websites, and more.
So I don't hold high hopes that Mr. Monster will do what's right and ... not live up to his surname.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Monster
So I don't hold high hopes that Mr. Monster will do what's right and ... not live up to his surname.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Monster
Epik, a Washington State-based internet webhosting safe haven for far-right websites, has given refuge to Parler after it was banned by several major tech companies. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ad7dp/parler-finds-refuge-with-the-far-rights-favorite-webhost
Epik has a long history of helping hate websites and organizations:
"Monster’s celebrity appears to have grown on the racist right, in large part because of Epik’s apparent willingness to embrace those who have been deplatformed for links to hate speech." https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/11/problem-epik-proportions
"Monster’s celebrity appears to have grown on the racist right, in large part because of Epik’s apparent willingness to embrace those who have been deplatformed for links to hate speech." https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/11/problem-epik-proportions
The CEO of Epik is apparently proud of the company's clientele:
"Rob Monster, the founder and CEO of the domain registrar Epik, loves talking about how he helped Gab, a social media site popular among white supremacists, get back online after a crisis." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-monster-epik-gab-neo-nazi_n_5c17bb29e4b05d7e5d846f72
"Rob Monster, the founder and CEO of the domain registrar Epik, loves talking about how he helped Gab, a social media site popular among white supremacists, get back online after a crisis." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-monster-epik-gab-neo-nazi_n_5c17bb29e4b05d7e5d846f72
Some companies have stopped doing business with Epik.
What will it take to get more to get on board?
How can we identify their other vendors and apply due pressure? https://mashable.com/article/epik-domain-names-paypal-proud-boys/
What will it take to get more to get on board?
How can we identify their other vendors and apply due pressure? https://mashable.com/article/epik-domain-names-paypal-proud-boys/
In the past, with enough pressure, @EpikDotCom has removed customers like 8chan. What will it take for them to remove Parler's domain from their registration? https://www.opb.org/news/article/8chan-internet-services-epik-decline/
