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It was also a known gateway for terrorists, and terrorist recruiting cells. The relative obscurity of the game and the assumed anonymity made it a breeding grou
by strgrd 10y ago
It was also a known gateway for terrorists, and terrorist recruiting cells. The relative obscurity of the game and the assumed anonymity made it a breeding ground for black market crimes.
- NTripleOne 10y agoThat sounds like the kind of BS 4chan would try to get people to believe.
- Cthulhu_ 10y agoClub Penguin was a frequent target for 4chan and reddit trolls, similar to Habbo Hotel (see: the Pool's Closed meme and /r/bannedfromclubpenguin on reddit)
- Jonnax 10y agoWasn't that a joke in the film Four Lions?
- tptacek 10y ago(a) Yes and (b) solid movie.
- NTripleOne 10y agoSolid? That shit's fucking fantastic, proper rubber dinghy rapids bro.
- sealjam 10y agoWas trying to remember where I saw that. Thanks!
- J-dawg 10y agoIt also reminds me of "Pantou the dog" [0] from Brass Eye [1] (created by the same person as Four Lions), which successfully duped several British celebrities and politicians. That particular episode caused media hysteria when it came out. [0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=RcU7FaEEzNU&t=20m15s https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=RcU7FaEEzNU&t... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/30/brass-eye-at-20-still-chris-morris-at-his-hysterical-gobsmacking-best https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/30/brass-e...
- toomanybeersies 10y agoHow did anyone ever think that it was serious? It's so obviously satire.
- falcolas 10y agoI remember that article. While they explicitly did call out Club Penguin (in your typical click bait fashion), they admitted in the article that the potential for semi-anonymous communication applied to every online video game and forum on the internet. Club Penguin was also not the only platform targeted with these insinuations - the PS4 was also directly accused of being such a communication method. Of course, terrorists were also confirmed to be using mail, telephones, text messages, email, and face to face conversations... Let's be honest, it was a click bait article with no real substance to it.
- hatsunearu 10y agoThe whole "FBI monitors WoW for terrorist communications" ...what
- tdrake 10y ago...and clickbait targeted to get concerned parents right in the feels.
- Cyph0n 10y agoSame thing with Clash of Clans. Games that are popular in the Middle East are usually what recruiters target. None of the games are at fault.