Network Solutions Suspends Site of Anti-Islam Film

h4rm0ny notes the furor over an anti-Islamic movie due to be released on the Web in the next week. After Pakistan disrupted YouTube worldwide over an interview with right-wing Dutch MP and filmmaker Geert Wilders, Network Solutions, acting as host as well as registrar, has suspended Wilders's site promoting the 15-minute film "Fitna" (a Koranic term translated as "strife"). The site now displays a notice that it is under investigation for possible violations of NetSol's acceptable use policy. According to the article the company's guidelines include "a sweeping prohibition against 'objectionable material of any kind or nature.'" The article describes the site's content before NetSol pulled the plug as a single page with the film's title, an image of the Koran, and the words "Coming Soon." No one but Wilders has seen the film to date. The Dutch government has distanced itself from the film, fearing Muslim backlash. A million Muslims live in The Netherlands. Wilders's party, which controls 9 of 150 seats in the Dutch parliament, was elected on an anti-immigration platform.

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I declare a fatwah!

[Eggplant62]

So, being SubGenius myself and rather abhorrent of any and all religions, does anyone else think that I can get NetSol to close down any and all religious websites that they currently host?

No? Me either, but hey, it'd be fun to try.

Re:I declare a fatwah!

[smallfries]

Exactly! Think of the children. But, err, no not like that. Hmm, bad context maybe...

Re:I declare a fatwah!

[Anonymous Coward]

Who cares? M-x raise-defensive-shielding RET

On behalf of 95% of muslims everywhere:

[__aailob1448]

Hi, I don't give a fuck about some dutch movie. Now, back to the..uh..musliming.

Beware of ISLAMIC RAGE BOY!

[Zdzicho00]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm02UAgEJFs&NR=1

I declare a counter-Fatwah

[Weaselmancer]

So, being SubGenius myself and rather abhorrent of any and all religions, does anyone else think that I can get NetSol to close down any and all religious websites that they currently host?

Speaking as a Discordian myself, I approve of people of all religions getting their panties in a twist and trying to blow each other to smithereens. It's exciting fun and makes for fantastic television. It would go against my beliefs to take any of these religious websites down. I therefore find it necessary to declare a counter-Fatwah on you! Double double neener neener to you, good sir. And all that.

Onward Christian Soldiers,
Onward Buddhist Priests.
Onward, Fruits of Islam,
Fight till you're deceased.
Fight your little battles,
Join in thickest fray;
For the Greater Glory,
of Dis-cord-i-a.
Yah, yah, yah,
Yah, yah, yah, yah.
Blfffffffffft!

Chaos is everywhere - the Goddess reigns supreme. =)

Censorship is Immoral

[unlametheweak]

Censorship is immoral. I have not viewed the film, nor do I plan to view the film; but I will make an effort to find and download this film. Censorship is IMMORAL!!!!!

I will do (nearly) anything to promote ANYTHING (in regards to visual, oral, or verbal representations) in regards to media that ANYBODY finds to be questionable, immoral, illegal, unethical, etc.)

Fight the good fight Slashdotters! Make an effort to download only things that are illegal!

Re:So, does anyone know what would happen if

[Anonymous Coward]

Perhaps we could all ponder why one puts lightning rods on churches.. or mosques.

Errrmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

...so now even Slashdot is 'in to it' ?
I think I'm freaking out - we hardly hear anything else than "Wilders' new movie" here on the news (in The Netherlands), now even my favorite slack-log is detailing it.

I think I'm going to work for Micro$oft now ....

Meanwhile

[OtherFarm]

Meanwhile, most radical islamic web sites, which explicity call for the murder of innocent civilians, continue to be hosted in the United States by other Web hosts.

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