Category: Privacy & Offshore

A client came to us last month. Panicked. His US-based hosting provider had handed over his entire server — emails, databases, client files — to a third party based on a vague legal request. No warning. No chance to respond....

It was 3:17 AM on a Tuesday when the phone rang. One of our senior engineers — the one who never panics — sounded shaken. A journalist client had just received credible threats after publishing an investigation into corporate corruption...

Last Tuesday, a journalist from Central Asia messaged us at 2 AM. His exposé on government corruption got hit with three DMCA takedown notices in one weekend. None of them were legitimate. The claimants? Shell companies that didn't exist six...

A journalist came to us last March. Anonymous tip line. Whistleblower project. They needed hosting that wouldn't fold the second someone sent a threatening letter. Their previous provider — a big US-based name you'd recognize — caved in 72 hours....

Last month, a client came to us in a panic. His blog — years of original writing — was gone. Vanished overnight. His previous host received a DMCA takedown notice, and instead of reviewing it, they just nuked everything. Deleted....

A journalist messaged us at 2 AM on a Tuesday. Their investigative site got hit with a DMCA takedown in Germany — within hours, their provider pulled everything offline. Years of work. Gone. Not because the claim was valid. But...

A client came to us last March. She ran a political commentary blog from Southeast Asia — the kind of content that makes powerful people uncomfortable. Her US-based host received a DMCA takedown notice. No verification. No due process. Her...

The 2 AM Call That Changed How We Think About HostingA client called us at 2 AM. Panicked. His entire business — a privacy-focused SaaS platform serving journalists in Eastern Europe — had been taken offline by his previous host....

The Letter that Shuts Down Your Business It always starts with an automated email. One day you are running your website, sharing critical journalistic pieces, hosting custom software, or running a community forum. The next, your US-based hosting provider has...

Let’s talk about something that comes up a lot in our work at HostCreed: DMCA ignored hosting. It’s not a buzzword. It’s a reality for a growing number of creators, publishers, and businesses who need a place to put their...