The battle to close Tattle – the most hate-filled corner of the web

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7 pointspseudolus3 comments

2chan was full of trolls, so 4chan was needed. then 4chan had to go, and 8chan was born, then declared too "Qanon" and then there was other places for people who aren't liked by others and feel the same.

Persecution and suppression of beliefs we disagree with only makes for a harder, more cohesive community among those holding them. We keep discovering this anew and doubling down on failed tactics to deal with the worsening problem.

Almost as if the stated goal (no more trolls!) wasn't the actual goal.

No more right wing trolls. You can still say bad things about white male Republicans, as 5 minutes on Reddit will tell you.

While I do think a space like 4chan is needed it is worth judging a platform on how it affects people outside it‘s walls and I do think it is okay to take action against spaces that have a tremendously toxic and negative affect on people not involved in any of that. Of course this is not straight forward and mistakes will be made.

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