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Firm offers cybersecurity for neo-Nazi site

Vancouver entrepeneur defends deal, free speech

By Troy Brynelson, Columbian staff writer
Published: October 2, 2017, 6:05am
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BitMitigate founder Nick Lim of Vancouver recently decided to offer cybersecurity services to the website The Daily Stormer after it was dropped by a competitor. The 20-year-old entrepreneur said he felt he was standing up for free speech.
BitMitigate founder Nick Lim of Vancouver recently decided to offer cybersecurity services to the website The Daily Stormer after it was dropped by a competitor. The 20-year-old entrepreneur said he felt he was standing up for free speech. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

A neo-Nazi website recently jettisoned from the businesses of some major internet companies has found aid from a Vancouver cybersecurity firm and its 20-year-old founder.

In August, The Daily Stormer was given the boot by Google, GoDaddy and the cybersecurity company Cloudflare, among others, after it mocked the woman killed during protests in Charlottesville, Va.

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