Internet Service Providers
We contacted Internet service providers (the people in charge of hosting websites) to ascertain their viewpoints on online racism.
Some internet service providers interviewed include:

http://www.adadvantage.com
http://www.architech.com
http://www.yourdomainhost.com.

The information we received is detailed below, analyzed question by question from their email interviews.





1. Has racism ever been a problem on your server?
No        86.67%
Yes       13.33%
 

2. What is your policy in regards to racist content?
No Tolerance                                                              50%
Hold users legally responsible for content                     6.25%
No Policy                                                                   12.5%
Free Speech(some with legality based restrictions)       31.25%
 

3.  What have you done to combat online racism on your server?
Enforce a stated policy                                                                                                     42.86%
Punishment for sites containing illegal material (i.e. removal of site, temporary bans)         7.14%
Education                                                                                                                         7.14%
Nothing                                                                                                                           42.86%
 

4. Do you feel that online racism is becoming worse?
No                   83.33%
Yes                  16.67%
 

5. What are your future plans to curb online racism on your server?
Continue to Enforce Policy                                                   35.71%
Various Methods (i.e. education, restricted access, filters)        21.43%
Develop Policy                                                                     7.14%
Nothing                                                                                35.71%
 



 

Conclusion:
The internet service providers we interviewed mostly thought that racism is not a problem online, and very few stated they had experienced it on their server.