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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They gave him -exactly- what he wants

[kitgerrits]

Geert Wilders is someone that got this far in politics by feeding on fear and hate.
The man is dangerous and should be ignored, not shut down.

Is anyone tries to shut him up, it will cause publicity.
And we know there's no such thing as bad publicity in politics.

I agree NetSol has very little business in taking down his site, but
    I just wish the people would see the man for the windbag he really is.

(a few years ago, we had someone running for government with an agenda slightly like Wilders.
    The man got shot (by an 'animal lover', the irony) and they continued the party in his name.
    Strangely enough, that empty shell of a party even got into power.
    Unfortunately, very few people in that party actually had any knowledge of politics.
    Yes, chaos ensued...)

Now, quite some time later, the exact same thing is happening -again-...

Wilders declines offer from Dutch Mulimbroadcast

[houghi]

http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/3619543/_Wilders_slaat_aanbod_af__.html?p=14,1 in Dutch
http://canadianinfidel.blogspot.com/2008/03/wilders-declines-offer-from-muslim.html in English

So apperently the Muslims in the Netherlands are willing to show it if they can see it upfront to make sure it contains no legally libel content.

Nice to see that the Muslims are more willing and open then a US based company when it concerns free speech.