8chan: ex-users of far-right site flock to new homes across internet
by Kari Paul in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#4MXPC)
Site's shutdown in wake of El Paso shooting likely to drive users to other, similar sites - as well as mainstream social media
Former members of 8chan have scattered across the internet after the far-right site was shut down over the weekend, finding new homes in other rightwing sites, on encrypted messaging services, and on major social media platforms.
8chan went dark this week after the security service provider Cloudflare terminated the extremist messaging board as one of its clients following the El Paso shooting.
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