Ablative Hosting

Ablative Hosting was established with a unique mission: to serve as a bulwark against potential overreach by regulatory bodies in the digital realm. Its inception was motivated by proposed amendments to the Digital Economy Bill 2017, which sought to impose stringent age verification requirements on content providers, with non-compliant service providers facing severe penalties. Ablative Hosting was designed to disrupt this regulatory process, aiming to protect the autonomy of web hosts and preserve the open nature of the internet.

The service was conceived as the initial link in a chain of shell companies, a strategic setup intended to exhaust the resources of courts and regulators attempting to enforce the controversial amendment. This approach was predicated on the dissolution and transfer of operations to subsequent entities within the chain, thereby resetting the regulatory challenge. However, with the eventual removal of the amendment, the immediate threat dissipated, yet the broader issues of privacy and censorship remained pertinent.

In response to the ongoing challenges faced by web hosts and content providers, Ablative Hosting has positioned itself as a provider of censorship-resistant web hosting solutions. By offering SSL encryption at no additional cost and facilitating Tor Project Onion services, Ablative Hosting ensures that hosted content remains accessible and secure, beyond the reach of ISP-level censorship or surveillance.

At its core, Ablative Hosting is driven by a commitment to free speech and the empowerment of marginalized communities. The platform seeks to provide a voice to those silenced by conventional legal mechanisms, such as DMCA takedowns, and to support content creators whose work falls outside mainstream channels.

In terms of payment, Ablative Hosting supports both Bitcoin and Monero, with a preference for the latter.