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The earliest known post about kekma.ga was made by [[YouTube]] user Crocnic, who commented on the link on a YouTube video.<ref><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2OFpO8fyo&lc=UgzS3tdZs246u2uDiq54AaABAg</nowiki></ref> Another post was made by u/SinfulPrince on r/Teenagers calling the website "cool and free."<ref>snew.notabug.io/r/teenagers/comments/dnlk2x/httpwwwkekmaga (Dead link)</ref> | The earliest known post about kekma.ga was made by [[YouTube]] user Crocnic, who commented on the link on a YouTube video.<ref><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2OFpO8fyo&lc=UgzS3tdZs246u2uDiq54AaABAg</nowiki></ref> Another post was made by u/SinfulPrince on r/Teenagers calling the website "cool and free."<ref>snew.notabug.io/r/teenagers/comments/dnlk2x/httpwwwkekmaga (Dead link)</ref> | ||
A flag reminiscent of the "[https://i.imgur.com/tbNsIgO.png Kekistan]" and [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg Greater German Reich] flags was also created around this time and became the [https://files.screamer.wiki/kekmaga.jpg de-facto flag for the website]; this flag has a picture of "Big Chungus" in the middle, a swastika in the corner, and the text "WE HATE NIGGERS" and "FREE SEX AT KEKMA.GA." The flag's colors were taken from the Gabonese flag, the country being the owner of the .ga top-level domain. | A flag reminiscent of the "[https://i.imgur.com/tbNsIgO.png Kekistan]" and [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg Greater German Reich] flags was also created around this time and became the [https://files.screamer.wiki/kekmaga.jpg de-facto flag for the website]; this flag has a picture of "[[Wikipedia:Wabbit_Twouble#Big_Chungus|Big Chungus]]" in the middle, a swastika in the corner, and the text "WE HATE NIGGERS" and "FREE SEX AT KEKMA.GA." The flag's colors were taken from the Gabonese flag, the country being the owner of the .ga top-level domain. | ||
Later posts came in the form of a brigade by u/TheRomanianAtheist, who first advertised the site on r/Adulting and titled the post "THE HOTTEST REDDIT ALTERNATIVE"; this user simply posted the link to the shock site multiple times. TheRomanAtheist continued to post about the website on other subreddits, claiming it was a "roleplay" and "webcomic" site, though, for the most part, TheRomanAtheist roleplayed as a political supporter of Donald Trump who had committed crimes he | Later posts came in the form of a brigade by u/TheRomanianAtheist, who first advertised the site on r/Adulting and titled the post "THE HOTTEST REDDIT ALTERNATIVE"; this user simply posted the link to the shock site multiple times. TheRomanAtheist continued to post about the website on other subreddits, claiming it was a "roleplay" and "webcomic" site, though, for the most part, TheRomanAtheist roleplayed as a political supporter of Donald Trump who had committed crimes he did. | ||
After March 2020, the website's popularity died down. However, in June 2020, The_Donald user "ProtectWhites" continued the roleplaying that TheRomanAtheist did by spamming Kekma.ga on reddit.<ref><nowiki>https://patriots.win/u/ProtectWhites/?type=comment</nowiki></ref> | After March 2020, the website's popularity died down. However, in June 2020, The_Donald user "ProtectWhites" continued the roleplaying that TheRomanAtheist did by spamming Kekma.ga on reddit.<ref><nowiki>https://patriots.win/u/ProtectWhites/?type=comment</nowiki></ref> | ||
In July 2020, search interest for Kekma.ga spiked once again. On the 22nd of July 2020, the kekma.ga domain was seized for obscene content, and the site moved to kekma.xyz. Kekma.ga had a link to their discord server on the front page. However, the Discord server was banned after the link gained attention by circulating | In July 2020, search interest for Kekma.ga spiked once again. On the 22nd of July 2020, the kekma.ga domain was seized for obscene content, and the site moved to kekma.xyz. Kekma.ga had a link to their discord server on the front page. However, the Discord server was banned after the link gained attention by circulating several other servers.<ref name=":0" /> The link was later changed to kkkekma@protonmail.com, changed again to stumpgrinder.info, and finally to tube.kekmahub.com. | ||
The website then shut down a second time, as the kekma.xyz domain was seized by Namecheap, who claimed that the site contained "support of violence." This was very likely due to a series of [[TikTok]] videos falsely claiming that Kekma had secret political extremist and Satanism-related training sections, and used subliminal messages to cause violent thoughts. After kekma.xyz was closed, the site moved to the .net domain. | The website then shut down a second time, as the kekma.xyz domain was seized by Namecheap, who claimed that the site contained "support of violence." This was very likely due to a series of [[TikTok]] videos falsely claiming that Kekma had secret political extremist and Satanism-related training sections, and used subliminal messages to cause violent thoughts. After kekma.xyz was closed, the site moved to the .net domain. | ||
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In July and August 2020, Kekma.net continued to be spread, although the website was no longer at its peak of popularity. On August 24, an anonymous user 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 of popularity. On August 24, an anonymous user 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 the September 11 attacks. The video ends with a picture of 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 Crew 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 Crew 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. | ||
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In late June 2021, BitChute banned FartMeister, the channel where all Kekma videos were located, and several other Kekma-related accounts. Later in August 2021, the kekmachannel was moved to tube.kekmahub.com. | In late June 2021, BitChute banned FartMeister, the channel where all Kekma videos were located, and several other Kekma-related accounts. Later in August 2021, the kekmachannel was moved to tube.kekmahub.com. | ||
In 2022, with the permission of the original Kekma hosts, a mirror called | In 2022, with the permission of the original Kekma hosts, a mirror called "kekma.live" was brought up. Later a donation link was also posted there. This site is not owned by the Kekma Crew, who have a policy against asking for money of any kind. | ||
===Creator response=== | ===Creator response=== | ||
