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Originally Posted by lulababy  does anyone know how to report a website for "obcene content"/possibly animal abuse? i know you can go to the server but I dont know how to do that.. are there certain rules that need to have been broken?
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First you have to find out who the hosting agent is. To do this, you go to this web address:
Whois Domain Name Lookup at Register.com | Find Who Registered a Website and type in the name of the website, making sure you have it as .com, .org or however it is in the name. Then click
"Who Owns It" (In this particular case, it won't be critical because it is registered as both .com and .org)
On the next page you will have a 'verify code' to enter. This is to keep computers from automatically accessing the information. Once you have entered the correct 'verify code' you will be taken to the registrars information regarding ownership of the domain.
Most times, you will find it to be private information because it will be registered through a particular company that provides privacy for the actual owner. HOWEVER, if you scroll down to the very bottom of the registrar's information, you will be able to find who hosts the site. You are looking for the
Domain Servers and they will be listed as NS1 and NS2
Once you have gained this information, you have to determine if they give two hoots about what is there. Usually they only care if the bill gets paid. BUT...if you go to their domain and look for their TOS (terms of service) agreement, you can usually determine if the site in question is breaking the TOS. If they are, you have a better chance of getting something done.
In a lot of cases (and this one in particular) you will find that they are registered in another country and so 'our' laws do not apply to them.