El Paso Shootings

I used to believe internet freedom was all. Christchurch and El Paso changed that

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The old utopian ideal of an unmoderated free speech arena can’t survive this upswing in right wing violence, writes the co-author of a report calling for greater regulation of the internet. Like many people my age, I feel like I grew up both on and with the internet. There was an amazing sense of freedom … Read more

How Christchurch became a ‘high score’ for the El Paso shooter to aspire to

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Protestors March Against Gun Violence In NYC After Two Mass Shootings

The white supremacist terrorist who killed 20 people in El Paso over the weekend claimed direct inspiration from the Christchurch mosque shootings. Don Rowe explores how our darkest day became an aspirational target for the far right.   Scrolling 8chan after another white supremacist terrorist attack was foreshadowed on the site over the weekend I flicked … Read more