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'''Kekma.net''', formerly '''kekma.ga''', was a bait and switch [[shock site]] launched on the 23rd of April, 2019. The site was created by Obok MeatGod (known as Kekmaguy on this | '''Kekma.net''', formerly '''kekma.ga''', was a bait and switch [[shock site]] launched on the 23rd of April, 2019. The site was created by a man only known by his screen-name "Obok MeatGod" (also known as Kekmaguy on this site). The website previously purported to be an alt-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> | ||
Once opened, the website displayed an 18+ age warning and a link to the Kekma community site, stumpgrinder.info. The stumpgrinder link used to go to a Discord server, before the server was taken down by Discord administrators.<ref name=":0"><nowiki>https://www.stumpgrinder.info</nowiki></ref> A link at the very bottom of the page lead to Kekma.net's PeerTube site, tube.kekmahub.com, and a link at the very top of the page lead to the e-mail of the "Kekma Krew." While clicking the community link lead to stumpgrinder.info, clicking the 18+ warning forced your web browser into fullscreen, played two extremely loud sound effects of people screaming, changed your cursor into a picture of a mutilated penis in the shape of a [[wikipedia:Swastika|swastika]], and played a video of a man squatting in a pool of semi-clotted blood, forcing a large, bloodstained industrial screw down his urethra in the middle of the page. The page background was two brightly flashing images: a man whose face was smashed by a bear, and a surgical image of a man who held a firecracker for too long. | Once opened, the website displayed an 18+ age warning and a link to the Kekma community site, stumpgrinder.info. The stumpgrinder link used to go to a Discord server, before the server was taken down by Discord administrators.<ref name=":0"><nowiki>https://www.stumpgrinder.info</nowiki></ref> A link at the very bottom of the page lead to Kekma.net's PeerTube site, tube.kekmahub.com, and a link at the very top of the page lead to the e-mail of the "Kekma Krew." While clicking the community link lead to stumpgrinder.info, clicking the 18+ warning forced your web browser into fullscreen, played two extremely loud sound effects of people screaming, changed your cursor into a picture of a mutilated penis in the shape of a [[wikipedia:Swastika|swastika]], and played a video of a man squatting in a pool of semi-clotted blood, forcing a large, bloodstained industrial screw down his urethra in the middle of the page. The page background was two brightly flashing images: a man whose face was smashed by a bear, and a surgical image of a man who held a firecracker for too long. | ||
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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] flag 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, often mistaken as a Kekistan reference, were taken from the Gabonese flag, the country being the owner of the .ga TLD. | 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] flag 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, often mistaken as a Kekistan reference, were taken from the Gabonese flag, the country being the owner of the .ga TLD. | ||
Later posts came in the form of a brigade by TheRomanianAtheist, and the first post by this user was made on r/Adu and the first post by this user was made on r/Adulting titled "THE HOTTEST REDDIT ALTERNATIVE"; this user simply posted the link to this shock site multiple times. TheRomanAtheist continued to post about the website on other subreddits calling the website a roleplay site and a webcomic site, but for the most part, TheRomanAtheist roleplayed as a | Later posts came in the form of a brigade by TheRomanianAtheist, and the first post by this user was made on r/Adu and the first post by this user was made on r/Adulting titled "THE HOTTEST REDDIT ALTERNATIVE"; this user simply posted the link to this shock site multiple times. TheRomanAtheist continued to post about the website on other subreddits calling the website a roleplay site and a webcomic site, but for the most part, TheRomanAtheist roleplayed as a supporter of Donald Trump who hated black people, Jews, Muslims, women, LGBTQ, Democrats, and liberals. | ||
In March 2020, the website became one of the top trending pages on ''Know Your Meme''. | In March 2020, the website became one of the top trending pages on ''Know Your Meme''. | ||
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The website was 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. | The website was 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. | ||
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 | 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 September 11th. 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 September 11th. 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> | ||
