Epik Cuts Ties With Far-Right Bad Actors, Switches Focus to Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Published: February 10, 2024

Epik Cuts Ties With Far-Right Bad Actors, Switches Focus to Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Now that ICANN accreditation has been transferred to Epik LLC, the company proudly announces its commitment to serving entrepreneurs and small business owners, in alignment with its parent company, Registered Agents Inc.

Under its previous ownership, Epik was linked to far-right websites and was known as a “safe haven” for specific users. This will no longer be the case under the new leadership. Epik is shifting its focus to overall user experience rather than accommodating a few individuals and their harmful views. Gone are the days of Epik allowing hate speech, in violation of terms of service, to be hosted on its platform.

Epik now makes it clear that it is not aligned with intolerance or hatred of any kind. The company’s primary focus is the safety of its customers and the public.

To help with this transition, Epik has taken the following steps:

  • Focusing its resources on offering services to entrepreneurs and small business owners.
  • Undergoing an expansive change to the company’s terms of service and removing customers found to be in violation of Epik’s terms, or applicable laws.
  • Updating public and internal procedures to better serve its customers.

The company’s outdated Wikipedia page lists Epik as the registrar for a number of far-right websites—but WHOIS search results captured on 2/9/2024 show that Epik no longer acts as the registrar for these domains:

Sites No Longer Hosted at Epik:

Domain Name: GAB.COM
Registry Domain ID: 4274190_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.cloudflare.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cloudflare.com
Updated Date: 2023-04-21T19:31:17Z
Creation Date: 1998-12-08T05:00:00Z
Registrar: CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1910
Name Server: ELMO.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Name Server: SUE.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM

Domain Name: BITCHUTE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1860639149_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.cloudflare.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cloudflare.com
Updated Date: 2023-05-25T09:32:55Z
Creation Date: 2014-05-29T01:47:54Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2024-05-29T01:47:54Z
Registrar: CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1910
Name Server: ISLA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
Name Server: WILL.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC: signedDelegation
DNSSEC DS Data: 2371 13 2 7A6AC1B2BD96D5D992283499C2D53E92635F17772AA71EF508EF7BEB15CCAC38
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/

Domain Name: dailystormer.in
Registry Domain ID: D16F5AC87B9B84D019D488AE569CA44B1-IN
Registrar WHOIS Server:
Registrar URL: https://publicdomainregistry.com/
Updated Date: 2024-01-15T20:24:53Z
Creation Date: 2022-10-25T18:10:05Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2026-10-25T18:10:05Z
Registrar: Endurance Digital Domain Technology LLP
Registrar IANA ID: 801217

Domain name: 8kun.top
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.eranet.com
Registrar URL: http://www.eranet.com
Updated Date: 2022-10-22T00:00:00Z
Creation Date: 2019-11-15T09:46:30Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2025-11-15T00:00:00Z
Registrar: ERANET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Registrar IANA ID: 1868

Domain Name: INFOWARS.COM
Registry Domain ID: 4148646_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.cloudflare.com
Registrar URL: http://www.cloudflare.com
Updated Date: 2023-06-09T13:18:35Z
Creation Date: 1999-03-07T05:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2033-06-09T13:18:31Z
Registrar: CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1910

Domain Name: KIWIFARMS.NET
Registry Domain ID: 1999477806_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2024-01-15T23:28:32Z
Creation Date: 2016-02-01T21:58:46Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2026-02-01T21:58:46Z
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1068

Domain Name: AR15.COM
Registry Domain ID: 984217_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namebright.com
Registrar URL: http://www.NameBright.com
Updated Date: 2023-06-04T19:44:07Z
Creation Date: 1997-03-28T05:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2033-03-29T04:00:00Z
Registrar: TurnCommerce, Inc. DBA NameBright.com
Registrar IANA ID: 1441

Epik understands that domain names are an essential part of a company’s identity, image and reputation. The company’s goal is to help customers build a complete online presence—by offering a wide variety of domain extensions, along with a host of domain, aftermarket, and website tools at affordable prices. Epik is the ideal domain service for beginners and seasoned veterans.

 

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