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QAnon finally makes contact. What’s next for his rowdy followers?

The movement is becoming more violent and desperate.

On Feb 12, 2019 by Mike Rothschild

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Here’s where ‘deepfakes,’ the fake celebrity porn, went after the Reddit ban

These videos might be harder to find now, but they're far from gone.

On Feb 8, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

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What is 8chan, the internet’s most dangerous message board?

Is the messaging board as bad as it seems?

On Sep 10, 2017 by Mike Tunison

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8chan trolls dox @YesYoureRacist, the Twitter account doxing neo-Nazis

@YesYoureRacist's efforts went viral after Charlottesville.

On Aug 15, 2017 by David Gilmour

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4chan is hunting for Shia LaBeouf’s secret livestream location—again

4chan has caught him four times before. Can they do it again?

On Apr 13, 2017 by Jay Hathaway

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How pro-Trump Twitter bots are still manipulating the 2016 conversation

'Anyone with capital ... can build bots that are quite successful at manipulating a conversation.'

On Nov 7, 2016 by Aaron Sankin

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No, those White Student Union groups on Facebook are not real

A series of White Student Union Facebook groups is alarming campuses across the country.

On Nov 23, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

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Scarlett Johansson could play Zoe Quinn in just-announced Gamergate movie

Former Sony executive Amy Pascal won the bid for film rights.

On Nov 7, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Someone hacked Imgur to DDoS 4chan and 8chan

The perpetrator remains unknown

On Sep 22, 2015 by Mike Wehner

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Pro-harassment Reddit users are fleeing for a new site called Voat

These bottom-dwellers would rather have forums devoted to toxic bullying than Reddit itself.

On Jun 11, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Gamergate supporters send 20 police officers to the wrong house

8chan bungles "swatting" attempt at former Gamergate supporter.

On Jan 5, 2015 by Dennis Scimeca

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Gamergaters are turning their pain into a musical extravaganza

At this point, it's difficult to tell what Gamergate is parodying: progressive ethics in the gaming community, or just themselves.

On Nov 9, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Gamergate’s doomed plan to win over Tumblr

This is almost too sad to be funny.

On Nov 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

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I’ve been forced out of my home because of relentless death threats from Gamergate

This time, they messed with the wrong girl.

On Oct 21, 2014 by Brianna Wu

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The serial hoax artists behind the Emma Watson nude-photos countdown

Don't blame this one on 4chan.

On Sep 24, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III