Ask HN: Free Speech Web Hosting

3 points by deftturtle 7y ago ↗ HN

Wanting to find a host that protects freedom of speech, allows artistic nudity, and offers good customer service. Hopefully a server that has pings < 100ms to United States if their hosting is "offshore." I'm currently using Netlify and Github to host my sites, but they don't allow any nudity, and I can't resell hosting. Those static sites have fast load times, but I'm trying to get into web-hosting and want to work with clients that have "objectionable material."

Namecheap and many other shared hosts prohibit all kinds of nudity; whether it's art or porn doesn't matter to them. Ideally, a host would allow any legal sexual content, so that there isn't a review process to fight if my artwork is flagged as pornographic.

Appreciate any ideas. Something fast that respects freedom and is hopefully less than $50/year.

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microwavecamera 7y ago ↗

I wouldn't bother with shared hosting solution, adult content aside, most of them suck and have terrible performance. I'd look into a dedicated cloud server. Both Linode and Digital Ocean have plans starting at $5/month. UpCloud also has a $5/month plan and are based in Finland. Might be a good option for a cheap overseas provider.

edelsohn 7y ago ↗

Both Linode and DO have vague AUP that they can cite if someone complains and they choose to de-platform you.