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By October 2020, the site had changed to its final phase, briefly including the original liver cyst video by mistake. | By October 2020, the site had changed to its final phase, briefly including the original liver cyst video by mistake. | ||
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. Twelve days later, on February 28, Kekma.net's hosting provider completely removed the site. Kekma.net then changed to a video on tube.kekmahub.com. | ||
[[File:RIPKekma.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|The message displayed on Kekma.net shortly before getting deleted.]] | [[File:RIPKekma.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|The message displayed on Kekma.net shortly before getting deleted.]] | ||
Kekma.net was restored | Kekma.net was restored by October due to popular demand. In spite of having been shut down for most of 2022, Kekma.net continues to find itself on ban lists and filters, having more recently been filtered by Cisco. | ||
==Spread and history== | ==Spread and history== | ||
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> | ||
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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 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. | 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 on 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. | ||
In July and August 2020, Kekma.net continued to | In July and August 2020, Kekma.net continued to 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 other user 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 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> | ||
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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. | ||
The website continued to grow, with the site having a peak Alexa rating of 277,995 in December 2020 globally and a rating of 125,404 in the United States. On the day of its closure, Kekma.net had an Alexa rating of 930,135, showing that the site had lost its original popularity.<ref><nowiki>https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kekma.net</nowiki></ref> | The website continued to grow, with the site having a peak Alexa rating of 277,995 in December 2020 globally, and a rating of 125,404 in the United States. On the day of its closure, Kekma.net had an Alexa rating of 930,135, showing that the site had lost its original popularity.<ref><nowiki>https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kekma.net</nowiki></ref> | ||
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 "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. | ||
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=== | ||
See pinned comment. | See pinned comment. | ||
=== Showcase Video === | ===Showcase Video=== | ||
[[File:Kekma net 2160p.mp4|400px]] | [[File:Kekma net 2160p.mp4|400px]] | ||
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==See also == | ==See also== | ||
*[[Last Measure]] - A shock site very similar to kekma.net. | *[[Last Measure]] - A shock site very similar to kekma.net. | ||
*[[WomensAlliance.xyz]] - A shock site using the same scripts as kekma.net, made by the same group. | *[[WomensAlliance.xyz]] - A shock site using the same scripts as kekma.net, made by the same group. | ||
