General subpoenas Epik over Gab.com domain name — Pennsylvania Attorney

AG asks Epik to hand over communications with Gab.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has asked domain name registrar Epik to send it information regarding its interactions with Gab, the social network that came under fire following one of its users shot people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Gab.com was registered at GoDaddy ahead of moving to Uniregistry, and then to Epik. Epik founder Rob Monster got in touch and invited Gab to move the domain to its service, but he stated he didn’t take the decision lightly.

It’s not clear what the Attorney General is looking for, but he is asking for all communications between Gab and the firm, information regarding people working at Gab, and any complaints regarding Gab that Epik has received.

Gab disclosed the subpoena on twitter.

Hi @PAAttorneyGen do you really want to be seen as the AG who went up against the first amendment and CDA 230? You will be a made fool. I promise you that. We will not be bullied or intimidated. pic.twitter.com/yDckmAUoQM

— Gab.com🕊 (@getongab) November 7, 2018

Update: Gab has deleted the tweet regarding the subpoena.