really trippy read into the dark underpinnings of what one could classify as the 'deep web'

shady characters who have created a platform for conspirators, criminals and so on

‘The internet offered much of what Brennan was lacking: entertainment, a way to socialize—and, crucially, anonymity. ‘

The dilemma of free speech in the age of online content moderation.

Publicly, Brennan was the face of 8chan, granting interviews and partaking in debates to defend the site. One of his most popular defenses was likening 8chan to the phone company or the postal service—just providing the conduit for the messages. “It's not our fault that these people are using our service like that,” Brennan says of the excuse now. “If you don’t say that to yourself, you are not going to want to keep going in your job. You know you’re going to want to quit, you’re going to want to just throw up your hands and say, ‘Oh my God this world is a terrible place. Lord Jesus come quickly,’ is what you’re going to want to say.”