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| 2019 || August 4 || Censorship || Being the website where the suspected [[w:2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso gunman]] posted a hate-filled screed, 8chan is down temporarily. {{w|Cloudflare}} CEO Matthew Prince states in blog post "8chan has repeatedly proven itself to be a cesspool of hate".<ref>{{cite web |title=8chan goes down after Cloudflare pulls support in wake of El Paso shooting |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/8chan-down-after-cloudflare-suspends-account-in-wake-of-el-paso-shooting-and-manifesto/ |website=cbsnews.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=8chan creator wants site shut down following El Paso shooting |url=https://theweek.com/speedreads/856938/8chan-creator-wants-site-shut-down-following-el-paso-shooting |website=theweek.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=8chan: far-right site linked to shootings resurfaces – and is kicked offline again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/05/8chan-far-right-message-board-hosting |website=theguardian.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || August 5 || Shut down Notable comment || {{w|CloudflareFredrick Brennan}} terminates its service to calls for 8chan citing its connection to various shootings across be shut down<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says the United StatesCreator of 8chan, a Megaphone for Gunmen |url=https://www.nytimes. The Cloudflare Blog states "com/2019/08/04/technology/8chan -shooting-manifesto.html |website=nytimes.com |accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>, stating that the site is among not doing the more than 19 million Internet properties that use Cloudflare's serviceworld any good. We just sent notice that we On {{w|Twitter}}, Brennan writes "The only ones who will suffer from 8chan going down are terminating 8chan mass shooters who planned to use it as a customer effective at midnight tonight Pacific Time. The rationale is simple: they have proven themselves to be lawless platform and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths. Even if 8chan may not have violated the letter of the law in refusing to moderate their hate-filled community, they have created an environment that revels in violating its spiritJim Watkins."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fredrick Brennan tweet |url=https://blog.cloudflaretwitter.com/terminating-service-for-8chanHW_BEAT_THAT/status/ 1158557149498187776 |titlewebsite=Terminating Service for 8Chan twitter.com |websiteaccessdate=Cloudflare Blog7 August 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || August 5 || Notable comment Shut down || Canadian internet services company {{w|Fredrick BrennanTucows}} calls for stops hosting 8chan to be shut downdomain registration.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says the Creator of Tucows Drops 8chan, a Megaphone for Gunmen Domain Registration After El Paso Shooting |url=https://www.nytimesforbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2019/08/04/technology05/tucows-drops-8chan-domain-registration-after-el-paso-shooting-manifesto.html /#44184fccffbf |website=nytimesforbes.com |accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref>, stating that the site is not doing the world any good. On <ref>{{wcite web |Twitter}}, brennan writes "The only ones who will suffer from title=Canadian internet services company Tucows stops hosting 8chan going down are domain in wake of El Paso mass shooters who planned to use it as a platform and Jim Watkinsshooting |url=https://www."pembrokeobserver.com/news/canada/tucows-8chan/wcm/bea5a016-23c1-4793-8e44-aa91c3b36b96 |website=pembrokeobserver.com |accessdate=11 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fredrick Brennan tweet Canadian internet services company Tucows stops hosting 8chan domain in wake of El Paso mass shooting |url=https://twitternationalpost.com/HW_BEAT_THATnews/statuscanada/1158557149498187776 tucows-8chan |website=twitternationalpost.com |accessdate=7 11 August 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || August 5 || Shut down || Canadian internet services company {{w|TucowsCloudflare}} stops hosting terminates its service to 8chan citing its connection to various shootings across the United States. The Cloudflare Blog states "8chan is among the more than 19 million Internet properties that use Cloudflare's service. We just sent notice that we are terminating 8chan as a customer effective at midnight tonight Pacific Time. The rationale is simple: they have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths. Even if 8chan may not have violated the letter of the law in refusing to moderate their hate-filled community, they have created an environment that revels in violating its spirit."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/ |title=Terminating Service for 8Chan |website=Cloudflare Blog}}</ref> After being offline for a few hours, 8chan domain registrationstarts running on Cloudflare competitor BitMitigate, a service hosted from a cloud platform company called Voxility which would subsequently remove BitMitigate from its network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tucows Drops 8chan Domain Registration After , the infamous message board linked to the El Paso Shooting shooting, was briefly back up before getting taken down again by another service provider |url=https://www.forbesbusinessinsider.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2019/08/05/tucows8chan-el-paso-dropsshooting-8chandaily-domainstormer-registrationcloudflare-afterbitmitigate-elvoxility-paso2019-shooting/#44184fccffbf 8 |website=forbesbusinessinsider.com |accessdate=11 12 August 2019}}</ref>|-| 2019 || August 6 || Shut down || {{w|Rob Monster}}, founder and chief executive officer of domain registrar and hosting provider [[w:Epik (domain registrar)|Epik]], posts a statement explaining that it has decided to not provide hosting-related services to 8chan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian internet services company Tucows stops hosting 8chan domain in wake of El Paso mass shooting Epik draws line on Acceptable Use |url=https://www.pembrokeobserverepik.com/news/canadablog/tucowsepik-8chan/wcm/bea5a016draws-23c1line-4793on-8e44acceptable-aa91c3b36b96 use.html |website=pembrokeobserverepik.com |accessdate=11 12 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian internet services company Tucows stops 8chan dumped by service known for hosting racist sites |url=https://mashable.com/article/epik-8chan/ |website=mashable.com |accessdate=12 August 2019}}</ref> The announcement marks a reversal, as on the previous day Jim Watkins tweeted that he had begun using BitMitigate, which is subsidiary of Epik, to protect 8chan domain in wake from Distributed Denial of El Paso mass shooting Service (DDoS) attacks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macuk |first1=Anthony |title=Epik reverses course, says BitMitigate will not support 8chan |url=https://nationalpostwww.columbian.com/news/canada2019/aug/06/tucowsepik-reverses-course-says-bitmitigate-will-not-support-8chan / |website=nationalpostcolumbian.com |accessdate=11 12 August 2019}}</ref>
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| 2019 || August 6 || Legal || Authorities in the Philippines launch probe into 8chan in order to investigate the owners of the website to determine whether they were negligent in dealing with far-right users of the platform who have created an atmosphere that encourages mass shootings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bowden |first1=John |title=Police in Philippines launch probe into 8chan: report |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/police-in-philippines-launch-probe-into-8chan-report/ar-AAFwFGX |website=msn.com |accessdate=8 August 2019}}</ref>
