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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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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internet users who are starting see the anonymous message boards like the /pol/ sections of 8chan and 4chan as outdated.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 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 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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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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