Monday 4 November 2019
Notorious forum 8chan, which is associated with numerous mass shootings, is back with a new name called 8kun. The site, a home for far-right extremists and conspiracy theorists, allows users to post anonymously and has famously hosted manifestos for Christchurch shooting in New Zealand, and El Paso shooting in the US. During the Christchurch shooting the terrorist live-streamed the incident on the site, and many community members praised his ‘efforts.’ After these incidents, The site’s founder, Fredrik Bennon repeatedly asked for 8chan’s ban. After El Paso shooting, cloud hosting services including Cloudflare and Epik banned the site. In October, 8chan’s administrator and…
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