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internet users who are starting see the anonymous message boards like the /pol/ sections of 8chan and 4chan as outdated.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