Squarespace says it’s removing ‘a group of sites’ as internet cracks down on hate speech

August 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

Squarespace says it will begin dropping some websites from its service, apparently following in the footsteps of several tech companies that have distanced themselves from organizations that produce racist and white supremacist content.

Squarespace declined to say which websites it will stop working with

“In light of recent events, we have made the decision to remove a group of sites from our platform,” a Squarespace spokesperson told The Verge. “We have given the site owners 48 hours’ notice.”

Squarespace refused to clarify which websites it had targeted, as well as when, exactly, it gave them the 48 hours’ notice. But the website-building service provides websites for groups including the National Policy Institute, a far-right “think…