The founder of the 8chan website says it should be shut down after the El Paso gunman posted an anti-immigrant manifesto on its boards before his massacre at a Walmart on Saturday. Fredrick Brennan…
The founder of the 8chan website says it should be shut down after the El Paso gunman posted an anti-immigrant manifesto on its boards before his massacre at a Walmart on Saturday.
His comments come as increasing scrutiny of unregulated bulletin board websites is bubbling, with some zealous censors calling for government intervention on the forums. The boards often feature uninhibited commentary and rumors, as well as insider perspectives and news not covered in the mainstream, but also provide a forum that some mentally ill people can’t handle.
8Chan allows anonymous postings on its board, and has been linked to shooters in Christchurch, New Zealand and Poway, California, both of whom posted manifestos before committing their mass murders. Brennan fstopped working with 8Chans owners in December, according to the Washington Post. No reason was given for his departure from the site he founded in 2011.
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