El Paso, Texas White supremacists and neo-Nazis have found a racist's virtual paradise that authorities believe has now become home to three hate-filled rants by suspected mass shooters.
That place -- the open internet forum 8chan -- is being blamed for fostering violent white supremacists in the US and other countries.8chan has not responded to CNN's inquiries. The suspect in Saturday's massacre in El Paso, Texas, put what police called a"manifesto" on 8chan shortly before opening fire at a Walmart in an attack that killed more than 20 people.
— Ron August 5, 2019 While the hate permitted by 8chan and other public sites like Gab and 4chan is very much out in the open, it's of limited use to law enforcement officials tasked with stopping attacks.Firstly, the FBI can't simply troll through sites looking for threats from white supremacists unless there is an active investigation under current law, explained former FBI agent Josh Campbell, now a CNN law enforcement analyst.
As @ChrisCuomo and I discussed, associating with ISIS will land you in prison. Not so with radical white supremacy. pic.twitter.com/o858R7698l — Josh Campbell August 5, 2019 Requiring moderation of comments and regulation to separate legal free speech from potentially illegal incitement to violence could be one way forward.But in a recent congressional hearing when Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from Alabama, asked intelligence and law enforcement experts from the FBI, Justice Department and DHS for suggestions to tackle hate sites in advance of possible legislation, he was met only by silence.
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