An alternative media network called the Independent Media Center said Friday that federal law enforcement authorities confiscated several of its Web servers, shutting down many of its independently run sites.
The group said in a statement on its Web site that federal authorities issued a court order requesting the computer equipment Thursday morning to United States-based Web hosting provider Rackspace. The hosting company subsequently handed over the Web servers, located in its London facility, to authorities, Independent Media Center (IMC) said. Rackspace issued a terse comment on the issue, saying it responded to a subpoena in an investigation that did not originate in the United States. “Rackspace is acting as a good corporate citizen and is cooperating with international law enforcement authorities,” the company’s statement read. “The court prohibits Rackspace from commenting further on this matter.”
Source: ZDNet
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