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Featured on Jul 12, 2021 by Null: Dreamhost is forcing us to change domain registrars.
No, the domain is obviously not seized, you're using it right now.
The primary backup is kiwifarms.ru and I am working on a second based in the US.
There is the Tor exit node found here: http://uquusqsaaad66cvub4473csdu4uu7ahxou3zqc35fpw5d4ificedzyqd.onion/
Don't know how to use Tor? Download Brave, bookmark it, then open with a Tor window.
Dreamhost's decision kicks the can. I've moved the domain. I will probably move it again to another registrar. I am registering other domains and putting them on replacements for Cloudflare, just in case.
This is not an urgent, fatal blow as much as it is another shaken pillar from a company/service which really has no business what so ever moderating content.
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I opened my Dreamhost account over 12 years ago, in April 2009, and registered my first domain name at 16 with birthday money I had saved up. Dreamhost has been the registrar of kiwifarms dot net for its entire existence. Despite the problems we've faced in just the recent past, and despite all the services that we've had to find replacements for over the years, Dreamhost has - shockingly - been the only company to not fail in their role of providing basic Internet resources without senseless moderation for that entire time. This was not an easy job for them, and from what I understand, Dreamhost had their own customer support reply template for complaints related to our domain because the volume of complaints was numerous enough to warrant it.
Despite no evidence what so ever of any harassment towards Byuu, or even a confirmation of Byuu's suicide, the coordinated harassment campaign led by Hector Martin against Cloudflare and Dreamhost has yielded positive results in that Dreamhost is no longer our domain registrar. This sets an incredibly dangerous precedent and walks the Internet further down the path of oblivion. More of the Internet's underpinnings are consolidating, and what few companies remain independent are becoming more worthless and pussified by the minute.
I have written more on this topic here:
madattheinternet.com
Despite this shortcoming, Dreamhost has given me 14 days to move my domains over to someplace else and I am working on that now.
The path forward is getting narrower and more expensive.
If you're going to suggest replacements, do not suggest the following: GoDaddy, Gandi, Epik
We're on Cloudflare now but I'm not particularly happy about this because it creates a bigger single point of failure.
The primary backup is kiwifarms.ru and I am working on a second based in the US.
There is the Tor exit node found here: http://uquusqsaaad66cvub4473csdu4uu7ahxou3zqc35fpw5d4ificedzyqd.onion/
Don't know how to use Tor? Download Brave, bookmark it, then open with a Tor window.
Dreamhost's decision kicks the can. I've moved the domain. I will probably move it again to another registrar. I am registering other domains and putting them on replacements for Cloudflare, just in case.
This is not an urgent, fatal blow as much as it is another shaken pillar from a company/service which really has no business what so ever moderating content.
Original post
I opened my Dreamhost account over 12 years ago, in April 2009, and registered my first domain name at 16 with birthday money I had saved up. Dreamhost has been the registrar of kiwifarms dot net for its entire existence. Despite the problems we've faced in just the recent past, and despite all the services that we've had to find replacements for over the years, Dreamhost has - shockingly - been the only company to not fail in their role of providing basic Internet resources without senseless moderation for that entire time. This was not an easy job for them, and from what I understand, Dreamhost had their own customer support reply template for complaints related to our domain because the volume of complaints was numerous enough to warrant it.
Despite no evidence what so ever of any harassment towards Byuu, or even a confirmation of Byuu's suicide, the coordinated harassment campaign led by Hector Martin against Cloudflare and Dreamhost has yielded positive results in that Dreamhost is no longer our domain registrar. This sets an incredibly dangerous precedent and walks the Internet further down the path of oblivion. More of the Internet's underpinnings are consolidating, and what few companies remain independent are becoming more worthless and pussified by the minute.
I have written more on this topic here:
Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Death of the Internet – Mad at the Internet
madattheinternet.com
Despite this shortcoming, Dreamhost has given me 14 days to move my domains over to someplace else and I am working on that now.
The path forward is getting narrower and more expensive.
If you're going to suggest replacements, do not suggest the following: GoDaddy, Gandi, Epik
We're on Cloudflare now but I'm not particularly happy about this because it creates a bigger single point of failure.
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