Founded as an alternative to the more well-known 4chan message board, 8chan, or “Infinite Chan,” has nearly 20,000 public boards. The website’s welcome is, “Welcome to 8chan, the Darkest Reaches of the Internet.” 

…8chan, “remained on the fringes until 2014, when some supporters of GamerGate  — a loose reactionary collection of anti-feminist video gamers — flocked to 8chan after being kicked off 4chan.

…The Washington Post called the website “one of the Web’s most venomous refuges for extremist hate.”

One anonymous 8chan user, for example, praised the El Paso shooting in a thread.

…In March, a New Zealand man posted a lengthy manifesto to Twitter and to 8chan before killing 50 and injuring dozens in a rampage that was live-streamed on Facebook and Twitter. 

In April, a shooter posted a manifesto to 8chan before killing one woman and injuring three others at a California synagogue.

…The site’s founder called for its end. 

Cloudfare will cut off services for 8chan at midnight PDT, CEO Matthew Prince said in a statement, though he noted that another network provider could bring 8chan back online.

8chan: Cloudfare terminates ‘lawless’ online message board

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