WikiLeaks Calls for Global Boycott of Domain Name Registrar eNom

[mandy]

On the 28th of February, 2008 while everyone was paying attention to the WIKILEAKS.ORG censorship case, another Wikileaks domain, WIKILEAKS.INFO, was unlawfully locked and seized. The censoring company was domain name registrar eNom, Inc of Bellevue, Washington. eNom is the second largest registrar of domain names with 8.6 million internet domains names under its "control".

eNom was also cited in the March 4, 2008 edition of New York Times this week for censoring a Spanish travel company with flights to Cuba.

Wikileaks successfully wrested back control of WIKILEAKS.INFO on March 6, 2008. However the behavior of eNom was egregious and without apology. On the back of this event and the New York Times article, Wikileaks decided to investigate the company.

The WIKILEAKS.INFO seizure was not an isolated incident. eNom, Inc. supported by Domain Media, Inc. has engaged in systematic Internet domain censorship and other unethical practices. The censorship is frequently unlawfully and without warning or apology. It is also a flagrant violation of eNom's contract with the international domain name regulatory body ICANN...

full article: http://wikileaks.org/wiki/WIKILEAKS.INFO...mand_Media

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