8 Aug 2019

8chan shut down and the anti-bro start up

From Nine To Noon, 11:10 am on 8 August 2019
Matthew Prince is the CEO and founder of CloudFlare, which hosts the site 8chan - linked to extremist groups and individuals, including the man accused of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Matthew Prince is the CEO and founder of CloudFlare, which hosts the site 8chan - linked to extremist groups and individuals, including the man accused of the Christchurch mosque shootings. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at how NZ telcos and media are pondering their future when it comes to digital convergence.

She'll also report on the shutdown of the 8chan after reported links to extremists and what would a social network invented by women look like? Thanks to Squad, now we know.