For tonight on @damagecontrolblog, I wrote about why I migrated away from Hostgator, how their service has gotten worse, and how migration turned into an ordeal. Long story short, avoid HostGator if you can.

https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/geek-babble-snapping-at-hostgator/

#Webhosting #HostGator #NewfoldDigital

Geek Babble – Snapping at HostGator – Damage Control Blog

I finally complain about HostGator as a company, and recall my migration to a better web host earlier this year.

Damage Control Blog
Geek Babble – Snapping at HostGator
I finally complain about HostGator as a company, and recall my migration to a better web host earlier this year.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/geek-babble-snapping-at-hostgator/
#Editorials #GeekBabble #HostGator #NewfoldDigital #SiteMigration #Webhosting
#Bluehost has taken freethoughtblogs offline in response to an unsubstantiated claim of fraud: https://octodon.social/@pzmyers/111998134469177468
Bluehost is one of many providers under the #EnduranceInternationalGroup / #NewfoldDigital umbrella [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_International_Group#Subsidiary_brands].
pzmyers 🦑 (@[email protected])

Bluehost is using an unevidenced claim that freethoughtblogs is "engaging in fraudulent activities" made by a guy calling himself "Deathlord" to shut us down. It's chickenshit nonsense. I am not happy with bluehost.

the Octodon

Many of my former #HostGator colleagues were #fired today after they tirelessly worked to consolidate the #WebHosting brand (along with other #NewfoldDigital brands) onto a single platform.

I foresaw this after a year under the new company, which was created from Web.com’s “merger” with #EnduranceInternational’s web presence division (HG, #Bluehost, etc.)

Believe them when they say you’re just keeping the lights on—it’s only a matter of time before they cut your power.

#layoffs

@joepie91 @kelbot @freakazoid #Consolidation and #enshittification has been happening all over the #WebHosting and #domain market. For example, all of the following are just brands of #NewfoldDigital:

#Bluehost
Web.com
#NetworkSolutions (original pre-#ICANN gTLD monopoly)
#HostGator (where I worked)
Register.com
Domain.com
#CrazyDomains
#Markmonitor
#ResellerClub
#iPage
#BigRock
#SiteBuilder
#Vodien
#Yoast
#Yith
#BuyDomains
#SnapNames
#NameJet
#Freeparking

New #phishing site targeting #NationalBankGR spotted:
🎣https[:]//mzeon[.]ga/nbgid/
☁️hosted by UnifiedLayer #NewfoldDigital

Stolen credentials are sent to phisher using a #Telegram bot.
#IPQualityScore API is used for bot protection.

#infosec #cybersecurity #IOC #Zoldyck