Penelope
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Police are investigating commentary posted on 8chan that is believed to have been written by the suspect in a shooting Saturday that killed 20 people in El Paso, Texas.
8chan's operators said on Twitter that there might be "some downtime" for 24 to 48 hours while they looked for a solution.
The suspect in El Paso "appears to have been inspired" by discussions on 8chan, said Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince in a blog post on his company's site. He said a suspect in an earlier shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, also posted a "hate-filled 'open letter'" on 8chan.
"8chan has repeatedly proven itself to be a cesspool of hate," wrote Prince. "They have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tra Security cut off for 'cesspool of hate' 8chan forum gic deaths.
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another one will just pop up.
8chan's operators said on Twitter that there might be "some downtime" for 24 to 48 hours while they looked for a solution.
The suspect in El Paso "appears to have been inspired" by discussions on 8chan, said Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince in a blog post on his company's site. He said a suspect in an earlier shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, also posted a "hate-filled 'open letter'" on 8chan.
"8chan has repeatedly proven itself to be a cesspool of hate," wrote Prince. "They have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tra Security cut off for 'cesspool of hate' 8chan forum gic deaths.
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another one will just pop up.