[wideasleep1]

Murphy says it cost him 4K, and he wants to recoup his costs.

"“I realized all these fringe guys are gonna get a hold of these websites, So I went out and bought ‘em up that night,” he told me. The financial burden of thwarting fringe-right groups? “It cost me about four grand,” Murphy said. “I don’t have the money quite frankly. I was just trying to do something good. I’m in massive credit debt to do this.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/04/reopen-liberate...

[A4ET8a8uTh0]

That is an interesting development. I assume, despite his claims, that he saw an opportunity and took it with hopes of minor payoff down the line.

Incidentally, don't most registrars offer basic privacy protection? I know my phone doesn't show up in basic search.