Fredrick Brennan, founder of 8chan, has died

The person this thread is about publicly outspoke and critized Watkins, 8chan and other forums that promote hate speech. Multiple times, in newspapers and documentaries about the topic(s).

He went in business with the wrong people, and they followed him years after that, with bogus lawsuits, showing up at his door step to intimidate him, threats etc.

Personally, I wanted to say that he was a person that strongly believed in the idea of open debate and cultural exchange. So much so that it was too late for him to see what the Watkins family and their qanon/pol/whatever movement were planning to do with his boards.

toomuchtodo• 5 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrick_Brennan

junar• 5 months ago

Also: https://brainwormsusa.substack.com/p/saying-goodbye-to-copyp...

selridge• 5 months ago

He figured it out and got out. More than can be said for some.

cookiengineer2• 5 months ago

My favorite quote of him that hits me every time I think of it:

"On the internet, it doesn't matter who you are or where you came from. Everyone is the same behind the keyboard."

(2014 Digital Amnesia documentary by VPRO)

Rest in peace, old friend.

Fredrick Brennan, founder of 8chan, has died

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