8chan: the far-right website linked to the rise in hate crimes
The suspect in the massacre that left 51 Muslims dead in Christchurch, New Zealand,
allegedly posted a white nationalist screed and link to his Facebook live feed on 8chan,
a far-right message board and notorious bastion of hate speech.
The suspect in the shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, that killed one person
and injured three, allegedly posted a racist and antisemitic “open letter” on 8chan.
And the suspect in Saturday’s attack at a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas, which
claimed the lives of at least 20 people, is believed to also have posted a white nationalist rant on the platform.
8chan is a website hosting user-generated message boards. Users can create and moderate
their own boards about topics ranging from anime and cryptocurrency to politics and video
games, or post on established boards. Almost everyone participates anonymously, and the
only rule is that users should not post content that is illegal in the United States, such as child-exploitation material.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/04/mass-shootings-el-paso-texas-dayton-ohio-8chan-far-right-website
