8chan, the Hate Site That’s Hard to Kill
Even people in power are scared to take on 8chan. Why?
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Episode Notes
The 8chan message board has become synonymous with hate speech. It’s been a go-to forum for mass shooters’ manifestos. It courts devotees of the cultish QAnon conspiracy theory. In August, 8chan was booted from the internet, but now the forum is making a comeback, in spite of the efforts of a dogged group of activists and journalists trying to take it offline permanently.
Guest: Robert Evans, investigative journalist for Bellingcat and host of the podcast Behind the Bastards.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt, and Mara Silvers.
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