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Buffalo shooter: Research on how red-pilling works.
2 years, 7 months ago

Buffalo shooter: Research on how red-pilling works.

Slate  

When the news alert popped up on my screen, I froze. Instead, it is a long process of socialization in which people are exposed not just to hateful language or racial epithets—although those are omnipresent—but to “evidence” that supports white supremacist and antisemitic worldviews. White supremacists are obsessed with biological determinism, renamed by modern racists as “race realism,” the idea …

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Ron Watkins, who many speculate might be QAnon, eyes congressional run in Arizona
3 years, 2 months ago

Ron Watkins, who many speculate might be QAnon, eyes congressional run in Arizona

Salon  

This story has been updated to include comments from a representative for Ron Watkins. Watkins, who many believe may be the source of the conspiracy theory after he appeared to out himself as Q to the documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback earlier this year, apparently filed a "statement of interest" form Wednesday with the Arizona Secretary of State to run as …

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The tech industry used ‘the nuclear option’ to crack down on violent groups organizing online
3 years, 11 months ago

The tech industry used ‘the nuclear option’ to crack down on violent groups organizing online

CNN  

CNN Business — Twitter’s decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. “It was the nuclear option,” said Katie Fallow, senior staff attorney at Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute. Fallow said tech companies reacted with such strong actions, including the ban on Trump’s account, in response to …

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Report finds lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque attack
4 years, 1 month ago

Report finds lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque attack

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — There were no clear signs that an attack last year on two New Zealand mosques was imminent, but police should have done a better job vetting the lone gunman when he applied for a gun license, and intelligence agencies should have focused more on threats such as white supremacism, according to a new report. It says …

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Report finds security lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque shootings
4 years, 1 month ago

Report finds security lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque shootings

LA Times  

A police officer stands guard in front of the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019 after a terrorist attack. There were no clear signs that an attack last year on two New Zealand mosques was imminent, but police should have done a better job vetting the lone gunman when he applied for a gun license, …

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What's Worse Than Foreign Election Interference? QAnon
4 years, 2 months ago

What's Worse Than Foreign Election Interference? QAnon

Wired  

Last week, US officials determined that a threatening letter sent to a voter from a fake Proud Boys email address was the work of the Iranian government, adding more emphasis to US intelligence reports that countries like Iran and Russia seek to disrupt US elections. Indeed, social media companies like Facebook and YouTube play major roles in QAnon’s growth, and …

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QAnon: Everything we know about the identity of Q.
55 years ago

QAnon: Everything we know about the identity of Q.

Slate  

Whether you call it a conspiracy theory or a collective delusion, QAnon now takes up a shocking amount of breathing room in national politics. According to Brennan’s telling, Watkins’ son Ron was able to wrestle control of the Q account away from Furber at the beginning of 2018 using his login privileges as the site’s administrator. However, Jim Watkins has …

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8chan is back as 8kun, but its racist users found other places to go.
5 years, 2 months ago

8chan is back as 8kun, but its racist users found other places to go.

Slate  

8chan went offline in August after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. There’s a newer generation of fringe-right internet users who are starting see the anonymous message boards like the /pol/ sections of 8chan and 4chan as outdated. If you were a dedicated and hateful-enough user of online forums to find your way to a place …

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8chan Is Trying To Come Back As '8kun.' Its Founder Is Trying To Stop It.
5 years, 2 months ago

8chan Is Trying To Come Back As '8kun.' Its Founder Is Trying To Stop It.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For almost three months, QAnon conspiracy theorists have been anxiously awaiting the return of 8chan, the defunct, extremist-friendly message board that’s integral to their far-right fringe movement. 8chan owner Jim Watkins, a rumored QAnon supporter himself, has been trying to fill his site’s void in recent weeks by resurrecting it as “8kun.” But behind the scenes, anti-extremism …

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It’s time to crack down on white supremacist havens like 8chan (Opinion)
5 years, 4 months ago

It’s time to crack down on white supremacist havens like 8chan (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Karen Kornbluh is senior fellow and director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at The German Marshall Fund, a non-partisan think tank and grant-making institution dedicated to deepening transatlantic ties. While the result is an improvement, for now, Cloudflare should have terminated the site’s account back in March after the shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, despite feeling …

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Dayton mass shooter's friend arrested for buying and storing his gun equipment
5 years, 4 months ago

Dayton mass shooter's friend arrested for buying and storing his gun equipment

The Independent  

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El Paso shooting: Suspect told police he was targeting Mexicans, affidavit says
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso shooting: Suspect told police he was targeting Mexicans, affidavit says

CNN  

El Paso, Texas CNN — The man who authorities say killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart told police that his targets were Mexicans, according to an arrest affidavit. In the affidavit, El Paso Police Detective Adrian Garcia said 21-year-old suspect Patrick Crusius told him, “I’m the shooter.” “The defendant stated his target were Mexicans,” according to the affidavit, …

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8chan owner heading to US as lawmakers seek answers
5 years, 5 months ago

8chan owner heading to US as lawmakers seek answers

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The owner of the online message board 8chan says he’s headed shortly to the United States, where lawmakers want to question him on his site’s use as a megaphone by violent white supremacists. 8chan was effectively knocked offline Monday after two companies cut off vital technical services in response to word that the gunman who killed 22 people …

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8chan owner called in to testify before US govt in wake of El Paso shooting
5 years, 5 months ago

8chan owner called in to testify before US govt in wake of El Paso shooting

Firstpost  

The El Paso shooter’s manifesto is at least the third act of extremist violence directly linked to 8chan. The owner of 8chan, an online message board at the centre of controversy following the recent shootings in El Paso, Texas, has been called to testify before govt officials in the US. As per the summons from the US Congress, the El …

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The NRA Has Long Urged Americans To Arm Themselves Against An Immigrant Invasion
5 years, 5 months ago

The NRA Has Long Urged Americans To Arm Themselves Against An Immigrant Invasion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the aftermath of Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, President Donald Trump has been widely criticized for spreading hateful anti-immigrant hysteria. “While terrorized residents throw their deadbolts, draw their blinds and pray not to have their homes invaded or their kids kidnapped in Arizona, in Washington, D.C., the ruling elite bask in the safety of …

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8chan owner speaks out after extremist site blamed for mass shootings
5 years, 5 months ago

8chan owner speaks out after extremist site blamed for mass shootings

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare, which provided support to keep the site online, said it was a "cesspool of …

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Inside the dark web scramble to get 8chan back online, led by tech companies hiding in the shadows
5 years, 5 months ago

Inside the dark web scramble to get 8chan back online, led by tech companies hiding in the shadows

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another internet firm, Tucows, which helps companies register their web addresses, also pulled its support for 8chan …

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Online providers knock 8chan offline after mass shooting
5 years, 5 months ago

Online providers knock 8chan offline after mass shooting

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The online message board 8chan was effectively knocked offline Monday after two companies cut off vital technical services following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, whose perpetrator was linked to the site. Late Sunday, the security company Cloudflare announced it was cutting off the message board, which has a history of use by violent extremists, for being …

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AP Explains: What is the online forum 8chan?
5 years, 5 months ago

AP Explains: What is the online forum 8chan?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An anonymous online forum called 8chan has drawn attention in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio because violent U.S. extremists have used it to share tips and encourage one another. The site suffered sporadic outages Monday after its cybersecurity provider cut off support for what it called a “cesspool of hate.” WHAT IS 8CHAN? …

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Cloudflare terminates 8chan as customer on 'hate-filled' content after El Paso massacre
5 years, 5 months ago

Cloudflare terminates 8chan as customer on 'hate-filled' content after El Paso massacre

The Hindu  

U.S. cyber security firm Cloudflare on Monday said it would terminate online message board 8chan as a customer after a gunman used the messaging forum prior to killing 20 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas on Saturday. The gunman is believed to have posted a four-page statement on 8chan, and called the Walmart attack “a response to …

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How 8chan Became A Breeding Ground For Violent Extremism
5 years, 5 months ago

How 8chan Became A Breeding Ground For Violent Extremism

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Saturday morning, a gunman opened fire on shoppers in an El Paso, Texas, Walmart. “ is a completely anonymous place, and that’s exactly why it’s used to stir hatred, and to tell people to commit mass murder,” noted Ben Collins, an NBC extremism reporter covering the El Paso tragedy. In an interview a couple of years …

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President Trump publicly condemns "racism, bigotry and white supremacy" after pair of mass shootings
5 years, 5 months ago

President Trump publicly condemns "racism, bigotry and white supremacy" after pair of mass shootings

Salon  

President Donald Trump addressed the nation for roughly nine minutes on Monday after two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, which left at least 29 people dead and 53 injured over the weekend. As the country reeled once again from devastating scenes of gun violence and death, Trump demanded that "sinister ideologies" be defeated and condemned "racism, bigotry and white …

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'Uniquely Lawless': Security Firm Drops 8chan Website Following El Paso Shooting
5 years, 5 months ago

'Uniquely Lawless': Security Firm Drops 8chan Website Following El Paso Shooting

NPR  

'Uniquely Lawless': Security Firm Drops 8chan Website Following El Paso Shooting Enlarge this image toggle caption Wayback Machine/Screenshot by NPR Wayback Machine/Screenshot by NPR A Web security company is dropping its protections for 8chan, a controversial online message board where people have posted hateful screeds before carrying out violent and deadly attacks. In a statement posted early Monday morning, Web …

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Web security provider Cloudflare pulls support for 'lawless' message board 8chan
5 years, 5 months ago

Web security provider Cloudflare pulls support for 'lawless' message board 8chan

Daily Mail  

The site has become a hot bed of extremist content, with users posting messages celebrating mass killings Web infrastructure firm Cloudflare is suspending its services for 8chan, the notorious message board website where authorities say accused El Paso mass shooter Patrick Crusius uploaded a racist manifesto before a killing spree. https://t.co/ZsctDpswM5 — Matthew Prince 🌥 August 5, 2019 The company's …

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