8chan: Zoo

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The "Zoo" community on 8chan eventually lost its primary home not because of its own content, but because of the platform's association with extremist violence. Following several high-profile mass shootings in 2019, where the perpetrators posted manifestos on 8chan, the site’s infrastructure collapsed. Security providers like Cloudflare dropped support, and the site went dark. Where is the Community Now? zoo 8chan

While the site's primary rule was to not post content illegal in the United States, it faced severe criticism and was eventually delisted from Google Search in 2015 for hosting suspected child abuse content. The "zoo" community was part of this broader landscape of extreme and often illicit content that pushed the boundaries of free speech laws. Word count: ~1,200 The "Zoo" community on 8chan