The story recently published in the Washington Post, along with efforts by my Hook colleagues to draw attention to the article (and your support!), appears to have prompted a mysterious benefactor to restore The Hook website. Washington Post reporter Paul Fahri tells us that he received an anonymous email from someone calling themselves "F."
"The Hook has been restored at https://readthehook.net," F wrote. " We will remain private and keep the website online against any pressure."
A quick search revealed that the new website was created on December 17, 2022 and lists the registrant's mailing address as Charlestown, KN, the capital of the island of Nevis in the Caribbean, which could protect F from any possible copyright challenges. The website appears to be complete, including links to all issues of The Hook, but the site's internal search engine appears to be disabled.
"We are not the owners of the content, it will stay up even with pressure from the owners." F wrote, saying they would not comment on how the content was obtained. "The content will stay online indefinitely. We will not and cannot be influenced."