After shootings, tech companies pressured to pull plug on 8chan

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After shootings, tech companies pressured to pull plug on 8chan
Critics pressed Twitter and other tech companies to shun online message board 8chan on Monday, after it was used by a mass shooter to announce an attack for the third time this year. Employing the hashtag #untwitter8chan, users urged Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to boot 8chan off the platform. 8chan, ...

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