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Frederick Brennan, the founder of the fringe 8chan discussion board that disbanded after users on its far-right…
Nov 3
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The anonymous forum 8Chan—a haven for far-right extremists, conspiracy theorists, and internet filth—came back…
Sep 8 2019
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner ordered the country’s internet service providers to block eight sites for…
Aug 15 2019
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8Chan has become an incredibly popular place for violent white supremacists to post their manifestos before a mass…
Aug 8 2019
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After a gunman opened fire at an El Paso Walmart on Saturday killing 22, and a manifesto posted online believed to…
Aug 6 2019
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Infamous image board 8chan, breeding ground for neo-Nazis and a favored place for white supremacist mass shooters to…
Aug 5 2019
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Following a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday that left at least 20 people dead and dozens more injured,…
Apr 9 2019
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YouTube shut down numerous chat rooms being flooded for over an hour by racist comments when thousands of people tune…
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Last December, Edgar Maddison Welch—a 28-year-old who claims he had only recently installed an internet connection…
Feb 6 2017
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Over 25 million users have flocked to Discord, a text and voice platform for gamers, since its launch in May of…
Jan 27 2017
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A member of Reddit GamerGate hub KotakuinAction filed a Freedom of Information Act request for documents pertaining…
Nov 9 2016
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At approximately 2:30am EST, Donald J. Trump—a man who shares in common all the traits of burgeoning fascists…
Oct 4 2016
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4Chan, the imageboard whose name has since become synonymous with internet villainy, celebrated its 13th year online…
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8chan, the online message board that brought you some of the nastiest shit on the internet (and Gamergate!) has had its domain seized by its Bahamas-based registrar. According to the takedown notice, "child abuse" content on the site is to blame. Guess the internet's trolls will have to find a different bridge to hide… Read more
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