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8chan Is a Megaphone for Gunmen. ‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says Its Creator.
New York Times ^ | Aug. 4, 2019 | Kevin Roose

Posted on 08/04/2019 4:48:57 PM PDT by miami33

...Moments before the El Paso shooting on Saturday, a four-page message whose author identified himself as the gunman appeared on 8chan. The person who posted the message encouraged his “brothers” on the site to spread the contents far and wide.

In recent months, 8chan has become a go-to resource for violent extremists. At least three mass shootings this year — including the mosque killings in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the synagogue shooting in Poway, Calif. — have been announced in advance on the site, often accompanied by racist writings that seem engineered to go viral on the internet....

Mr. Brennan started the online message board as a free speech utopia. But now, 8chan is known as something else: a megaphone for mass shooters, and a recruiting platform for violent white nationalists.

And it has become a focal point for those seeking to disrupt the pathways of online extremism. On Sunday, critics characterized the site as a breeding ground for violence, and some lobbied the site’s service providers to get it taken down. And Mr. Brennan, who stopped working with the site’s current owner last year, called for it to be taken offline before it leads to further violence....

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 8chan; brennan; connorbetts; cripplechan; freespeech; internet; q; qanon; technology; terrorism
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To: Flick Lives

There’s already proof the intelligence agencies monitor those boards.
The court affidavit for a recent incident contains (You)’s in screenshots - literal hard evidence the FBI was stirring up trouble.


41 posted on 08/04/2019 6:40:31 PM PDT by Crazieman (Civil war is near certain now.)
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To: Crazieman

42 posted on 08/04/2019 6:41:35 PM PDT by Crazieman (Civil war is near certain now.)
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To: Fiji Hill

try 8ch.net


43 posted on 08/04/2019 6:44:46 PM PDT by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: unread

Yep...which forums/platforms to the Antifa, BLM, Chicago (daily) shooters, MESS13, etc hang out on? Can someone please get those sites/apps shut down?


44 posted on 08/04/2019 6:44:55 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: miami33

So is Twitter.


45 posted on 08/04/2019 6:47:17 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: miami33

The Ohio killer was a democrat... let’s find the liberal sites he visited and shut them down....


46 posted on 08/04/2019 6:48:12 PM PDT by GOPJ (Every Democrat-run city is a paradise. Period. OR YOUR'RE A RACIST... freeper Telepathic Intruder)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

A lot of book burners on Freerepublic


47 posted on 08/04/2019 6:55:37 PM PDT by STJPII
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

That is not true. Since the memes and info exposed the Cabal/DeepState around the world, they have been invaded by every shill in the world. They want to take it out because they are in anger mode and very afraid of their evil deeds being exposed. It’s revenge, pure and simple.

While I check it out, there are gore pics, nude pics, porn and just about every nasty thing you can think of. SMH

Bots are rampant. Not worth going now because of the attacks on the site.

While the users can be colorful, they are not the ones posting that stuff. Out of 751 comments, maybe 40 are actually users with info or questions. Again, they want it taken out before even more of their dirty deeds gets exposed. The whole world, including the evil doers and MSM is in there to see what users have discovered.

It should not be taken down. Free speech, etc. Imagine if those shills showed up here on FR.

A few have because I recognize their patterns, but mostly the bad shills get taken out immediately here, and the shills “behave” for the most part, only subtley posting disinfo and “concern/feelings” nonsense. There, no one is moderating constantly, so some of it stays up for awhile until a BV shows up.
Just fyi.


48 posted on 08/04/2019 7:07:32 PM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -MarcusAurelius - (stop messing up my tag, FReak)
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To: miami33

First they came for 8Chan.......


49 posted on 08/04/2019 7:10:01 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: miami33
The CEO of Cloudfare – the U.S. company that helps keep 8chan online – on Sunday said his company will stop hosting the fringe online platform known for supporting white supremacists.

His decision comes shortly after a gunman in El Paso, Texas, likely posted an anti-immigrant manifesto to 8chan before killing twenty people and injuring two dozen more.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/456132-us-company-will-stop-supporting-8chan-after-el-paso-shooting

50 posted on 08/04/2019 7:13:36 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

What would think if someone came to Free Republic and posted a manifesto and then went on a shooting spree. Would you think that Free Republic should be shut down?


51 posted on 08/04/2019 7:16:22 PM PDT by Revel
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To: STJPII
If we just give into the demands of the left they will stop attacking us.

We must let them write and control the narrative.

Our only hope for peaceful coexistence is capitulation and surrender.

Our motto from now on should be, 'you're right, you win'.

52 posted on 08/04/2019 7:20:42 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

“Cloudflare is cutting off 8chan’s access to its protection services after all, a big reversal from earlier in the day.”

https://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/1158192307256139777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1158192307256139777&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F100212347970


53 posted on 08/04/2019 7:21:31 PM PDT by miami33
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To: Crazieman

Can you explain that post, please?


54 posted on 08/04/2019 7:22:36 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: AzNASCARfan

Yup.. The only way that happened is if 8chan immediately logged the IP- Contacted, and handed it to the FBI on a silver platter. But the MSM is terrified of cue, and they will leave no stone unturned to stop it.


55 posted on 08/04/2019 7:22:59 PM PDT by Revel
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To: GOPJ

So were the El Paso shooters. The one Anon grabbed his info before it was scrubbed to make it appear that he was a Trump supporter when in fact, he was registered as a Democrat.

Some of those users are amazing. The first piece of info on the culprit dropped and they were already on it, including his vehicle which was parked in a neighboring Walmart parking lot.

Again, this is why they want the site shut down. They are scared to death of what might come out about them.

The factual info found is amazing. And it has to be backed up with provable data, not just supposition.


56 posted on 08/04/2019 7:24:41 PM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -MarcusAurelius - (stop messing up my tag, FReak)
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To: gaijin

And lets not forget that just awhile back the FBI was caught making sadistic posts(related to a shooting) to 8chan and then using there own posts as evidence. They did not realize that the screenshot identified that the person who took the screenshots also made the posts. The word (you) appeared.


57 posted on 08/04/2019 7:30:20 PM PDT by Revel
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To: miami33

Ok. Just went to 8. They have info on the Dayton shooter posted. He was an Antifa supporter, anti-ICE, anti-Homeland Security, no borders, pro violence against Conservatives and a Satanist. Hated QAnon.

I understand that 8 chan stuff isn’t allowed here or I would post the screen shots of the dude and his twitter, instagram, etc.

For the sceptics, this is what Qresearch is about, not what the NYT and other lefties are inferring. It does not support violence or any other nefarious actions.


58 posted on 08/04/2019 7:52:10 PM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -MarcusAurelius - (stop messing up my tag, FReak)
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59 posted on 08/04/2019 7:54:37 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors, and come heavily armed!)
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To: WWG1WWA
k. Just went to 8. They have info on the Dayton shooter posted. He was an Antifa supporter, anti-ICE, anti-Homeland Security, no borders, pro violence against Conservatives and a Satanist. Hated QAnon.

Interesting stuff... If it was all signed and notorized the Washington Post and New York Times wouldn't want it - doesn't fit their delusions...

60 posted on 08/04/2019 7:57:36 PM PDT by GOPJ (Every Democrat-run city is a paradise. Period. OR YOUR'RE A RACIST... freeper Telepathic Intruder)
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