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<b>Kekma.net</b>, formerly <b>kekma.ga</b>, was a bait and switch [[shock site]] launched on the 23rd of April, 2019. The site was created by a man known only by his screen name "Obok MeatGod" (also known as Kekmaguy on this site). The website previously purported to be a far-right Reddit clone, especially of TheDonald and Voat.<ref><nowiki>https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyretard/comments/dhuu1h/join_now_and_get_a_free_iphone_wich_u_can_uze_to/</nowiki></ref> | <b>Kekma.net</b>, formerly <b>kekma.ga</b>, was a bait and switch [[shock site]] launched on the 23rd of April, 2019. The site was created by a man known only by his screen name "Obok MeatGod" (also known as Kekmaguy on this site). The website previously purported to be a far-right Reddit clone, especially of TheDonald and Voat.<ref><nowiki>https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddyretard/comments/dhuu1h/join_now_and_get_a_free_iphone_wich_u_can_uze_to/</nowiki></ref> | ||
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On February 16, 2022, Kekma.net reached 30 million visits, and the creator removed all shocking content from the site, after three years of operation. The site briefly changed to a message explaining that the site had served its purpose, which was to study how a shock site can spread across the world with no advertising budget on the modern internet. The creator encourages people to make their own website to replace Kekma.net. Despite the shutdown of Kekma.net, the two community websites, stumpgrinder.info and tube.kekmahub.com remain active. | On February 16, 2022, Kekma.net reached 30 million visits, and the creator removed all shocking content from the site, after three years of operation. The site briefly changed to a message explaining that the site had served its purpose, which was to study how a shock site can spread across the world with no advertising budget on the modern internet. The creator encourages people to make their own website to replace Kekma.net. Despite the shutdown of Kekma.net, the two community websites, stumpgrinder.info and tube.kekmahub.com remain active. | ||
Kekma.net has been restored for October by popular demand. It is not clear whether or not the site will remain up beyond Halloween. In spite of having been taken down for most of the year, Kekma continues to find its self on ban lists and filters, having recently been filtered by Cisco. | |||
Twelve days later, on February 28, Kekma.net's hosting provider completely removed the site. Kekma.net now redirects to a video on tube.kekmahub.com. | Twelve days later, on February 28, Kekma.net's hosting provider completely removed the site. Kekma.net now redirects to a video on tube.kekmahub.com. | ||
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In July and August 2020, Kekma.net continued to be spread, although the website was no longer at its peak.<ref><nowiki>https://survivingasamythical.fandom.com/wiki/AWTOK_Survival_Wikia?oldid=3661</nowiki></ref> On August 24, an anonymous started a thread on [[4chan]]'s /pol/ board about the website claiming that there were "no Nu-right larpers there", and many others continued to mislead political communities into visiting the site. | In July and August 2020, Kekma.net continued to be spread, although the website was no longer at its peak.<ref><nowiki>https://survivingasamythical.fandom.com/wiki/AWTOK_Survival_Wikia?oldid=3661</nowiki></ref> On August 24, an anonymous started a thread on [[4chan]]'s /pol/ board about the website claiming that there were "no Nu-right larpers there", and many others continued to mislead political communities into visiting the site. | ||
On September 11, 2020, a 41-minute video titled "The Kekma.net Movie" was released, and embedded on the site, below the entry button. It is a collaboration between multiple members of the Kekma.net community. It contains several YouTube Poops, various parodies, offensive jokes, and statements about [[wikipedia:September 11 attacks|September 11 attacks]]. The video ends with a picture of [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]] and the text "THIS MOVIE IS DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MUJAHEDDIN FIGHTERS OF AFGHANISTAN".<ref><nowiki>https://tube.kekmahub.com/w/uYeF1NKTETMNRh1UCCMSt3</nowiki></ref> Shortly after the release of the movie, Kekma.net was blocked in Russia and some other countries.<ref><nowiki>https://reestr.rublacklist.net/record/2497418/</nowiki></ref> | On September 11, 2020, a 41-minute video titled "The Kekma.net Movie" was released, and embedded on the site, below the entry button. It is a collaboration between multiple members of the Kekma.net community. It contains several YouTube Poops, various parodies, offensive jokes, and statements about the [[wikipedia:September 11 attacks|September 11 attacks]]. The video ends with a picture of [[wikipedia:Osama Bin Laden|Osama Bin Laden]] and the text "THIS MOVIE IS DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE MUJAHEDDIN FIGHTERS OF AFGHANISTAN".<ref><nowiki>https://tube.kekmahub.com/w/uYeF1NKTETMNRh1UCCMSt3</nowiki></ref> Shortly after the release of the movie, Kekma.net was blocked in Russia and some other countries.<ref><nowiki>https://reestr.rublacklist.net/record/2497418/</nowiki></ref> | ||
On October 6, 2020, the Kekma Krew created another [[shock site]] called [[WomensAlliance.xyz]], which was similar to Kekma.net. The website was created from the scraps of a previous plan called "BrownAction", which was intended to look like a race activism website but was ultimately abandoned, as the original design proposed would likely require malware to function, transforming it from an annoyance to a crime. | On October 6, 2020, the Kekma Krew created another [[shock site]] called [[WomensAlliance.xyz]], which was similar to Kekma.net. The website was created from the scraps of a previous plan called "BrownAction", which was intended to look like a race activism website but was ultimately abandoned, as the original design proposed would likely require malware to function, transforming it from an annoyance to a crime. | ||
