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They have a track record of brutal, lengthy harassment that has already pushed at least one person to take their own life after years of abuse.

• banannaise 4y ago
  Per wikipedia, the actual number is three. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Farms#Suicides_of_harassment_targets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Farms#Suicides_of_harassm...
  • noptd 4y ago
    I wonder how that number compares to other forums and social media sites. Seems odd to me that everyone is hyper-fixating on that site, as tasteless as it may be, when much larger ones are given a pass.
    • leesalminen 4y ago
      Mobs always attack the weakest link. KF is not widely known- if it were canceled basically nobody would care.
    • banannaise 4y ago
      I think there are two key reasons: 1. KiwiFarms was explicitly created for essentially that purpose 2. It's far more extreme. Part of the reason it exists is because people on these larger sites (notably, 2000s-era SomethingAwful) were getting progressively more concerned and uncomfortable with the behavior. Sure, it's a concern in other places, but there are checks there. KiwiFarms has none of those checks because the behavior is the intended use of the site. So, sure, you could go after some of these other places, but KF sounds like a very good starting point.