8chan looks like a terrorist recruiting site after the New Zealand shooting. Should the government treat it like one?

8chan looks like a terrorist recruiting site after the New Zealand shooting. Should the government treat it like one?

To experts in online extremism, the continuing celebration on the Internet message board 8chan of last week’s slaughter in New Zealand echoes another brand of terrorism — that carried out by Islamic militants who’ve long used the Web to mobilize followers and incite violence. The persistence of the talk of violence on 8chan has led some experts to call for tougher actions by the world’s governments. 8chan looks like a terrorist recruiting site after the New Zealand shooting. Should the government treat it like one?
Source: Washington Post Tech

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