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8chan is a megaphone for shooters. ‘Shut the site down,’ says its creator.

Posted by Eva
Tags: internet, social media, 8chan, free speech, idealism, author.kevin roose, source.the new york times, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/technology/8chan-shooting-manifesto.html

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Published
Aug 4 2019
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4 comments

  1. Eva
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    Been off of Tildes the past few weeks because of some personal emergencies, but found this in my RSS reader today and thought of a comment that you made a bit ago, @deimos. There's the reaction...

    Been off of Tildes the past few weeks because of some personal emergencies, but found this in my RSS reader today and thought of a comment that you made a bit ago, @deimos. There's the reaction from Brennan you wanted.

    12 votes
  2. JXM
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    That's nice of him to say, but since he doesn't own 8Chan anymore (and isn't even involved with the site as far as I know), he can't do anything about it. His hands aren't clean either. His...

    That's nice of him to say, but since he doesn't own 8Chan anymore (and isn't even involved with the site as far as I know), he can't do anything about it.

    His hands aren't clean either. His actions (or inaction) are responsible for a large portion of the Gamergate harassment that people had to endure.

    7 votes
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    Deimos
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    The Committee on Homeland Security are now calling on Jim Watkins (8chan's owner) to appear for a hearing: Thompson, Rogers Demand 8chan Owner Appear and Answer Questions on Site’s Extremist...

    The Committee on Homeland Security are now calling on Jim Watkins (8chan's owner) to appear for a hearing: Thompson, Rogers Demand 8chan Owner Appear and Answer Questions on Site’s Extremist Content

    (This might have been worth a separate submission, but I think we've already got enough 8chan ones going, and the letter cites this article)

    7 votes