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Online forum 8chan taken offline following El Paso shooting

Online forum 8chan was taken offline Sunday. This comes after the suspected El Paso gunman allegedly posted an anti-immigrant, racist screed on the site just minutes before opening fire on a Walmart over the weekend. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss the internet’s role in mass shootings. Source

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A new report finds hate crimes are on the rise across the country

Investigators are considering prosecuting the El Paso massacre as a hate crime after an anti-immigrant screed believed to be written by the suspected gunman was found online. This comes as a new report found hate crimes rose by nine percent in 21 of the 30 major U.S. cities in 2018. The director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, Professor Brian Levin, joined CBSN to discuss his findings. Source

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