MANILA: Moves to shut down the chat forum 8chan are “sinister” and “cowardly”, its owner said Aug 7 after he was called to appear before US Congress to explain the online hate messages linked to deadly US killings.
In a video uploaded to YouTube on Aug 6, Philippines-based Jim Watkins said the deadly weekend attacks in the American cities of El Paso and Dayton were a tragedy.
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