‘So What’s His Kill Count?’: The Toxic Online World Where Mass Shooters Thrive

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‘So What’s His Kill Count?’: The Toxic Online World Where Mass Shooters Thrive
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'So what’s his kill count?” Anonymous posters to obscure online forums such as 8chan promote hate and incite violence.

Suspects in recent attacks allegedly posted to hate-filled forums such as 8chan, which brim with racist content; touting kill ‘scores’ The suspect in the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, allegedly posted a racist screed before the attack.

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