Jody Williams, the owner of TheDonald's domain name, explains why he pulled the plug on the pro-Trump forum that became a staging ground for the Capitol attack
The Army veteran, a site moderator who owned its domain, watched with growing alarm as racism, threats and QAnon references flourished on the pro-Trump site. Tweets: @tracyjan , @marissa_jae , @brianstelter , @nuclearfootie , and @washpostpr Tweets: Tracy Jan / @tracyjan : Jody Williams knew things had gotten out of hand early last month, when a post on the pro-Trump message board TheDonald included a detailed diagram of how to tie a “hangman's knot” on a noose. Just KEEP READING. By @craigtimberg & @drewharwell https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Marissa J. Lang / @marissa_jae : The story of TheDonald, a furiously pro-Trump forum that became a hate-filled staging ground for the #J6 Capitol assault, is a cautionary tale about the web's dark side. From @craigtimberg & @drewharwell, a look at the site's rise and fall: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Brian Stelter / @brianstelter : “Online communities that frame themselves as refuges for free expression often find themselves pulled to the fringes, forcing members to either confront the shift or tolerate increasingly radical ideas,” @drewharwell and @craigtimberg write https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @nuclearfootie : @Techmeme I read and reread this and was shocked that mcdonald's didn't own their own domain name. I'm an idiot @washpostpr : The story of TheDonald, a furiously pro-Trump forum that became an online staging ground for the Capitol assault, is a cautionary tale about the Internet's dark side. Its owner speaks out on why he finally pulled plug. via @craigtimberg and @drewharwell https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...