Cloudflare said it was ending its service to online message board 8chan after the suspected terrorist gunman in El Paso — who killed at least 20 people on Sunday — appeared to have been inspired by the forum.
on the forum before opening fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, which left at least 20 people dead and another 26 wounded.
His post was deleted from one of 8chan's forums after the shooting started, but forum users archived the document, which contained a link to a PDF version, NBC News reported. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Patrick Wood Crusius, cited in his note that the gunman who killed 51 people at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March was an inspiration, according to NBC News. The Christchurch shooter had live-streamed the attack online.
"Based on evidence we've seen, it appears that he posted a screed to the site immediately before beginning his terrifying attack on the El Paso Walmart killing 20 people," Prince wrote.Prince added that even if the online message board did not violate the law by refusing to moderate the "hate-filled" content uploaded by users, it created "an environment that revels in violating its spirit."Reuters and CNBC's Spencer Kimball contributed to this report.
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