Shutting 8chan down is a terrible idea from a strictly pragmatic perspective. It currently serves as a window into the psyches of violent extremists, and a mean

Shutting 8chan down is a terrible idea from a strictly pragmatic perspective. It currently serves as a window into the psyches of violent extremists, and a means to potentially reach them and change their minds. Shutting it down won’t make violent extremism go away, but it will remove one of the best tools we have to combat it.