Noise Filter: Web Hosts Voice SOPA Stance
22.05.12
Every now and then, an exciting or controversial issue triggers a flood of online discourse. For our Noise Filter feature, the WHIR pans the raging rivers of opinion for shining nuggets of useful commentary.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- It seems that many web hosting providers did not publicly announce their stance on the Stop Piracy Act until this week, while Go Daddy was dealing with the aftermath of its decision to support the bill - a decision it quickly retracted after its customers furious response.
The hosting industry has been rallying against SOPA and the Protect IP Act for some time, and through the Save Hosting Coalition has sent letters to the US House Judiciary Committee in opposition to both bills, after all, if the bills were to pass, it would impact web hosting and cloud service providers greatly.
After the whole Go Daddy fiasco last week, many web hosts came out via blog posts and official press statements to tell their customers about their thoughts on SOPA, an issue that many basic web hosting customers probably had very little idea about until recently. Rackspace, HostGator, A Small Orange, Dreamhost, and Domain.com all released separate announcements denouncing the bills.
Source: Web Host Industry Review (blog)