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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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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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'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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8chan link to El Paso shooting is at least the third atrocity this year where a suspect is believed to have used the site
5 years, 5 months ago

8chan link to El Paso shooting is at least the third atrocity this year where a suspect is believed to have used the site

CNN  

CNN — Saturday’s shooting in El Paso is at least the third atrocity this year where a suspect is believed to have posted to 8chan in advance of an attack. In the four-page document on 8chan, the author wrote: “I’m probably going to die today.” A CNN analysis found it was posted less than 20 minutes before police received the …

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