[the_trapper]

I don't think you quite understand how DigitalOcean works. They provide you with an unmanaged Virtual Private Server (they call them "droplets"), which means that they don't reasonably have the means to go through Surge's "droplet" and remove this content themselves.

This left DigitalOcean with two options: leave the droplet up and potentially open themselves up to legal risk from the NRA and potentially Smith & Wesson as well; or turn off the whole droplet and let Surge sort this mess out.

[sintaxi]

We did not force Digital Oceans had by leaving them with only those two options.

a) We told Digital Ocean that if push comes to shove we will remove the domain not resist and risk having all our customers sites taken down. We explicitly stated this.

b) We had reason to believe it was still an open issue and being discussed. Including filing a counter claim (at their request).

We were fighting for due process, not fighting to prevent the takedown.