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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by mieseratte on Monday August 05, 2019 @03:06PM (#20617472)
> 4chan and 8chan know the line, though it is in a weird place

"Things we legally cannot host" is exactly where one would expect them to draw the line. Whether or not you agree with that position is another matter.

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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by pault on Monday August 05, 2019 @04:11PM (#20618376)
The mods remove those posts as quickly as they can. It's impossible to prevent it when you're hosting a board that allows anonymous image uploads. No pre-approval process could keep up with the amount of content posted on a popular board, especially when the site is being run on donations.
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by komali2 on Monday August 05, 2019 @04:44PM (#20618723)
Sure, but I would be worried about taking blame if 9/10 white supremacist terrorists turned out to be active on my forum.
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by jquery on Monday August 05, 2019 @09:03PM (#20621025)
Someone tell Facebook and Twitter
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