In the wake of the El Paso shootings in which the white supremacist shooter used 8chan to post his racist manifesto, the internet Imageboard’s days may be numbered.
Sunday, internet CDN company Cloudflare announced that they would pull their support for 8chan at midnight Pacific time in light of the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
Cloudflare statement:
In the case of the El Paso shooting, the suspected terrorist gunman appears to have been inspired by the forum website known as 8chan. Based on
Cloudflare continued highlighting that what happened over the weekend wasn’t an isolated incident as it pertains to 8chan.
“Nearly the same thing happened on 8chan before the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand. The El Paso shooter specifically referenced the Christchurch incident and appears to have been inspired by the largely unmoderated discussions on 8chan which glorified the previous massacre. In a separate tragedy, the suspected killer in the Poway, California synagogue shooting also posted a hate-filled ‘open letter’ on 8chan. 8chan has repeatedly proven itself to be a cesspool of hate.”
In addition to this, 8chan founder has also called for the site to be shut down given the negative platform it has provided just this year.
Fredrick Brennan, who founded 8chan in 2013 urged the site’s owners to “do the world a favor and shut it off.” Brennan continued stating that “once again, a terrorist used 8chan to spread his message as he knew people would save it and spread it”. He further added that “the board is a receptive audience for domestic terrorists.”
Brennan stopped working with he Site’s owners back in December.
