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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by mieseratte on Monday August 05, 2019 @06:49PM (#20620025)
Lone wolf attacker has no supply line to degrade. The El Paso shooter used 8chan to distribute his manifesto, we have no indication that caused his radicalization.
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by anigbrowl on Monday August 05, 2019 @08:59PM (#20620998)
Empirical evidence suggests that the 'lone wolf' stereotype is not well grounded in reality, and that social networks can be essential for the development of both ideological conviction and the acquisition of practical know-how.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321955758_End_of_th...

While we need to wait for more detail to fully understand the path of radicalization, I am moderately confident in predicting the El Paso shooter visited 8ch regularly for at least 6 months, probably much longer, but posted infrequently if at all.

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