The pseudonymous hacker [...] deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of a talk at the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany.
As of this writing, WhiteDate, which Hoffmann described as a “Tinder for Nazis”; WhiteChild, a site that claimed to match white supremacists’ sperm and egg donors; and WhiteDeal, a sort-of Taskrabbit-esque labor marketplace for racists, are all offline.
Root, Hoffmann, and Fuchs claim to have identified the real identity of the websites’ administrator as a woman from Germany.
There's likely a hacking crime of some nature here, but it's reasonably certain a German website administrator could face charges for running a Nazi aligned and themed website in Germany.
> I’d think if the sites are based in the US and the owners decided to take action, they could force this activist to be extradited and face punishment.
US based content owners have had mixed success forcing hackers to be extradited and face punishment in the US.
Many ransomware gangs are still operating, Anna's Archive is still up, ThePirateBay continues to defy Hollywood.
Sure, some hackers are caught and dragged through courts. Many are not. Enough to make your statement questionable.
> I’d think if the sites are based in the US and the owners decided to take action, they could force this activist to be extradited and face punishment.
US based content owners have had mixed success forcing hackers to be extradited and face punishment in the US.
Many ransomware gangs are still operating, Anna's Archive is still up, ThePirateBay continues to defy Hollywood.
Sure, some hackers are caught and dragged through courts. Many are not. Enough to make your statement questionable.