FC: Feminist activists successfully censor "date rape" Web site

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,34941,00.html

                       Date Rape Site Taken Down
                       by Lakshmi Chaudhry

                       3:00 a.m. 14.Mar.2000 PST
                       A Web site advocating date rape was
                       shut down Monday following complaints
                       from outraged feminists.

                       Web hosting company MyInternet.com
                       deactivated Daterape.org, which
                       described itself as "a one-stop shop for
                       all your date rape needs."

                       "It violated our terms of service policy
                       which prohibits content which is of
                       offensive nature or solicits criminal
                       activity," said MyInternet.com spokesman
                       Eric Woodward.

                       The site claimed to help men "get laid" by
                       teaching them how to drug and rape
                       women.

                       "DateRape.org vows to bring you the
                       latest and greatest in date raping
                       techniques," read the text on its home
                       page.

                       ...

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