8chan founder hopes El Paso shooting 'final nail in coffin'


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  • Wednesday, 07 Aug 2019

Brennan, the American creator of the 8chan website linked to deadly US mass shootings, said on Aug 6 he hoped the El Paso carnage would be the "final nail in the coffin" for the forum, which he accused of harbouring "domestic terrorists." He said in an interview in Manila that he sometimes regretted setting up the unmoderated message board in 2013 – adding that turning it over to a new owner last year was a mistake. — AFP

MANILA: The American creator of the 8chan website linked to deadly US mass shootings said on Aug 6 he hoped the El Paso carnage would be the "final nail in the coffin" for the forum, which he accused of harbouring "domestic terrorists".

Fredrick Brennan told AFP in an interview in Manila that he sometimes regretted setting up the unmoderated message board in 2013 – adding that turning it over to a new owner last year was a mistake.

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