So 8Chan Got Shut Down; But is That a Good Thing?

[Frannie]

Hell the guy that made 8chan said yesterday that he was thinking it was about time to shut it down because it was no longer about freedom of speech, and was instead being abused by bad people.

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

 

[Capri]

Any private business like 8Chan, Facebook, Twitter, et al has the legal right to permit or to bar any speech or expression it wishes. However, what is a legal right isn't necessarily ethically right.

Are they publishers, with the freedom-of-the-press right to curate their content however they want, or platform providers with the responsibility to allow anyone their free-speech-rights?

Suppression of speech some -- in particular, the federal government -- may consider hateful or incitement is precisely the speech the 1st amendment was intended to protect.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Their business, their rules.

Then we need to nationalize the Big Tech corporations for national security reasons.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Well, considering that 8chan was used by at least 3 mass shooters to post their manifesto on just before they went on a killing spree, yeah, I think it should be shut down. Apparently, it's a hot gathering spot for racists and white supremacists.

And why wouldn't these racists not just go somewhere else harder to find and monitor?

 

[JimBowie1958]

Cloudflare doesn't wish to do business with them anymore and 8chan is more than welcome to start their own hosting services. The system works.

It could work much better if controlled by the public, IMO.

And not tolerating opinions you disagree with is not a good sign for Free Speech in general.

 

[Frannie]

Any private business like 8Chan, Facebook, Twitter, et al has the legal right to permit or to bar any speech or expression it wishes. However, what is a legal right isn't necessarily ethically right.

Are they publishers, with the freedom-of-the-press right to curate their content however they want, or platform providers with the responsibility to allow anyone their free-speech-rights?

Suppression of speech some -- in particular, the federal government -- may consider hateful or incitement is precisely the speech the 1st amendment was intended to protect.

Facebook has exactly the rights they are granted by the deep state. That said the deep state created facebook

 

[Dekster]

Their business, their rules.

Then we need to nationalize the Big Tech corporations for national security reasons.

Okay but when they outlaw adblock because it keeps you from seeing their online political ads, you will reap what you have sown.

 

[theHawk]

Well, considering that 8chan was used by at least 3 mass shooters to post their manifesto on just before they went on a killing spree, yeah, I think it should be shut down. Apparently, it's a hot gathering spot for racists and white supremacists.

Well wouldn’t that be a good place to monitor such people?

Of course the radicals don’t want the violence to stop.

 

[mdk]

Cloudflare doesn't wish to do business with them anymore and 8chan is more than welcome to start their own hosting services. The system works.

It could work much better if controlled by the public, IMO.

And not tolerating opinions you disagree with is not a good sign for Free Speech in general.

I’m afraid the public control you speak of is nothing more than government interference and regulation.

 

[Darkwind]

Anyone care to guess where they'll go to spew their rhetoric now?

Yeah, let's chase them into a deeper, darker hole.

 

[Roudy]

I doubt it will go down now, considering what has happened in the last 48 hours. The site couldn't have asked for a better promotional campaign than this.

Racist homicidal maniacs will be swarming to it even more than before, no doubt, to egg each other on. What's your username?

I never heard of the site. When we have the Democratic Party, why would racists and antisemites go anywhere else?

 

[JimBowie1958]

I’m afraid the public control you speak of is nothing more than government interference and regulation.

What is wrong with that?

There is limited bandwidth, thus making it a community priority. These ass hats that think they own the internet have a shock coming pretty soon.

The Big Tech firms do not own the internet, WE THE PEOPLE OWN THE INTERNET

 

[mdk]

I’m afraid the public control you speak of is nothing more than government interference and regulation.

What is wrong with that?

There is limited bandwidth, thus making it a community priority. These ass hats that think they own the internet have a shock coming pretty soon.

The Big Tech firms do not own the internet, WE THE PEOPLE OWN THE INTERNET

Yeah, the gubmint is here to make it all better. lol.

At the end of the day you don’t have a right to have your message board hosted on the servers of others. It’s not your property. I am all for these people starting their own hosting sites for message boards that cater to their needs.

 

[Lewdog]

Hell the guy that made 8chan said yesterday that he was thinking it was about time to shut it down because it was no longer about freedom of speech, and was instead being abused by bad people.

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

 

[Frannie]

Hell the guy that made 8chan said yesterday that he was thinking it was about time to shut it down because it was no longer about freedom of speech, and was instead being abused by bad people.

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

The deep state threatened Chavets kids.

Was Anthony wiener convicted of pedophilia

 

[Lewdog]

Hell the guy that made 8chan said yesterday that he was thinking it was about time to shut it down because it was no longer about freedom of speech, and was instead being abused by bad people.

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

The deep state threatened Chavets kids.

Was Anthony wiener convicted of pedophilia

So since you couldn't follow up your statement with proof... I'll go ahead and post this here you little noodle brain.

"The founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, who has since cut ties with the site, told PM's Sally Sara that he created a "monster".

"It really just seems like they think all these shootings are funny, like they really don't care … and it just seems like they're just going to keep allowing this to happen over and over," he said.

Mr Brennan launched the message board in 2013 as a space that welcomed all speech — no matter how extreme.

It has since become a host to some of the most vitriolic content online."

El Paso at least the third atrocity this year where attacker had links to 8chan

 

[Frannie]

Hell the guy that made 8chan said yesterday that he was thinking it was about time to shut it down because it was no longer about freedom of speech, and was instead being abused by bad people.

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

The deep state threatened Chavets kids.

Was Anthony wiener convicted of pedophilia

So since you couldn't follow up your statement with proof... I'll go ahead and post this here you little noodle brain.

"The founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, who has since cut ties with the site, told PM's Sally Sara that he created a "monster".

"It really just seems like they think all these shootings are funny, like they really don't care … and it just seems like they're just going to keep allowing this to happen over and over," he said.

Mr Brennan launched the message board in 2013 as a space that welcomed all speech — no matter how extreme.

It has since become a host to some of the most vitriolic content online."

El Paso at least the third atrocity this year where attacker had links to 8chan

The calculus behind Jason Chaffetz's sudden decision to walk away

Actually you need proof that you have a life

 

[Lewdog]

Hell the guy that made 8chan said yesterday that he was thinking it was about time to shut it down because it was no longer about freedom of speech, and was instead being abused by bad people.

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

The deep state threatened Chavets kids.

Was Anthony wiener convicted of pedophilia

So since you couldn't follow up your statement with proof... I'll go ahead and post this here you little noodle brain.

"The founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, who has since cut ties with the site, told PM's Sally Sara that he created a "monster".

"It really just seems like they think all these shootings are funny, like they really don't care … and it just seems like they're just going to keep allowing this to happen over and over," he said.

Mr Brennan launched the message board in 2013 as a space that welcomed all speech — no matter how extreme.

It has since become a host to some of the most vitriolic content online."

El Paso at least the third atrocity this year where attacker had links to 8chan

The calculus behind Jason Chaffetz's sudden decision to walk away

Actually you need proof that you have a life

See, thank you for proving my point. This thread has nothing to do with Chaffetz and you just got proven wrong... so you try jumping to a red herring.

 

[Frannie]

Actually he said that for the same reason Chavetts and Gowdy left Congress because their lives were threatened by the deep state

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

The deep state threatened Chavets kids.

Was Anthony wiener convicted of pedophilia

So since you couldn't follow up your statement with proof... I'll go ahead and post this here you little noodle brain.

"The founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, who has since cut ties with the site, told PM's Sally Sara that he created a "monster".

"It really just seems like they think all these shootings are funny, like they really don't care … and it just seems like they're just going to keep allowing this to happen over and over," he said.

Mr Brennan launched the message board in 2013 as a space that welcomed all speech — no matter how extreme.

It has since become a host to some of the most vitriolic content online."

El Paso at least the third atrocity this year where attacker had links to 8chan

The calculus behind Jason Chaffetz's sudden decision to walk away

Actually you need proof that you have a life

See, thank you for proving my point. This thread has nothing to do with Chaffetz and you just got proven wrong... so you try jumping to a red herring.

All I proved is that you are a sore loser

The calculus behind Jason Chaffetz's sudden decision to walk away

Also kind of comical that you can't read Chaffetz name in the link and article, but I like retards like you

 

[Lewdog]

No he didn't... and are you a Q-anon follower? If you are then your answer is well explained.

The deep state threatened Chavets kids.

Was Anthony wiener convicted of pedophilia

So since you couldn't follow up your statement with proof... I'll go ahead and post this here you little noodle brain.

"The founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, who has since cut ties with the site, told PM's Sally Sara that he created a "monster".

"It really just seems like they think all these shootings are funny, like they really don't care … and it just seems like they're just going to keep allowing this to happen over and over," he said.

Mr Brennan launched the message board in 2013 as a space that welcomed all speech — no matter how extreme.

It has since become a host to some of the most vitriolic content online."

El Paso at least the third atrocity this year where attacker had links to 8chan

The calculus behind Jason Chaffetz's sudden decision to walk away

Actually you need proof that you have a life

See, thank you for proving my point. This thread has nothing to do with Chaffetz and you just got proven wrong... so you try jumping to a red herring.

All I proved is that you are a sore loser

The calculus behind Jason Chaffetz's sudden decision to walk away

Also kind of comical that you can't read Chaffetz name in the link and article, but I like retards like you

Sore loser? Let me ask you one more time. Was my statement about Chaffetz? Nope. You are the one that was proven wrong. Now run along and go add an extra layer to that tin foil hat, I think some waves are getting to your brain.