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'{{short description|American internet forum}} {{pp-30-500|small=yes}} {{Infobox website | name = Kiwi Farms | logo = File:KiwiFarmsLogo.svg | logo_size = | url = https://kiwifarms.net | commercial = Yes<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moon |first1=Joshua |title=Ad discussion |url=https://kiwifarms.net/threads/ad-discussion.51212/ |website=Kiwi Farms |accessdate=April 18, 2019}}</ref> | type = [[Internet forum|Forum]] | registration = Optional | language = English, with the exception of the 'Internationale Clique' subforum for non-English discussions | owner = Joshua 'Null' Moon | launch_date = {{start date and age|2013|02|04}} | alexa = {{increase}} 10,101 {{small|{{nowrap|(Global, {{as of|2019|04|17|alt=April 2019}})}}}}<ref name="alexa">{{cite web |title=Kiwifarms.net Traffic, Demographics and Competitors – Alexa |url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kiwifarms.net |website=www.alexa.com |accessdate=April 17, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> | current_status = Online }} '''Kiwi Farms''', formerly known as '''CWCki Forums''', is an American [[Internet forum]] dedicated to the discussion of online figures and communities it deems "lolcows". The targets of threads are often subject to [[doxing]] and other forms of organized group [[trolling]] such as ongoing harassment and stalking, including real-life harassment by users.<ref name="NewYork"/> == History == The website was originally launched as an exclusive [[imageboard]] to troll and harass an [[Autism|autistic]] [[transgender]] webcomic artist, who was first spotted in 2007 on a [[4chan]] video game board for having designed a homemade comic-series called ''Sonichu'' (a mashup of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic'']] and [[Pokémon|''Pokémon'']] universes).<ref name="NewYork">{{cite web|last=Pless|first=Margaret|title=Kiwi Farms, the Web’s Biggest Community of Stalkers |url=http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/07/kiwi-farms-the-webs-biggest-community-of-stalkers.html|website=Intelligencer|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=May 12, 2019|date=July 19, 2016}}</ref> == Controversies == === Suicide of Chloe Sagal === In 2013, [[video game developer]] Chloe Sagal became a target of Kiwi Farms after EuroGamer.net reported Sagal's [[Indiegogo]] crowdfunding campaign had been flagged for "suspicious activity", having raised over $30,000 for an alleged [[metal poisoning]] treatment to remove shrapnel from a car accident and it was found that Sagal had actually intended to use the proceeds for [[sex reassignment surgery]]. Sagal later committed suicide by [[self-immolation]] on June 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katzowitz |first1=Josh |title=Transgender game developer who'd been bullied online dies by suicide |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/chloe-sagal-suicide-cyberbullying-harassment/ |website=The Daily Dot |accessdate=May 18, 2019 |date=June 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fogel |first1=Stefanie |title=Video Game Developer Dies After Setting Herself on Fire |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/chloe-sagal-death-1202858068/ |website=Variety |accessdate=May 17, 2019 |date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> === ''My Immortal'' fan fiction authorship === {{Main|My Immortal (fan fiction)#2017: Rose Christo co-authorship claim}} In 2017, Tumblr user Rose Christo claimed that she was the author of the [[Harry Potter]] [[fan fiction]] ''[[My Immortal (fan fiction)|My Immortal]]'' and that she had written it in order to locate her missing brother. She also announced that [[Macmillan Publishers]] was publishing a memoir about the fan fiction's creation as well as her childhood of abuse and experiences as a Native American in the New York foster care system. A forum thread about Christo was created on Kiwi Farms questioning these claims, and a user claiming to be Christo's brother wrote that Christo's claims of authorship and almost all of her story was false and that their family was white and not Native American.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://moviepilot.com/p/brother-of-my-immortal-author-casts-serious-doubt-on-her-claims/4383046|title=The Author Of 'My Immortal' Is A Fake And I Don't Know What To Believe Anymore|last=Tremeer|first=Eleanor|date=October 5, 2017|website=Movie Pilot|access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hypable.com/my-immortal-and-5-unanswered-burning-questions/|title=The 'My Immortal' mystery grows: Five new questions after the memoir's cancellation|date=2017-10-05|website=Hypable|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> Christo then admitted that she had falsified documents supporting her story but maintained that she had written ''My Immortal''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/the-my-immortal-book-is-no-longer-going-to-be-published|title=The "My Immortal" Book Is No Longer Going To Be Published|last=Lee|first=Jarry|date=October 3, 2017|website=|publisher=[[Buzzfeed]]|access-date=October 5, 2017}}</ref> Macmillan Publishers cancelled the publication of her memoir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/10/9/16428248/my-immortal-still-a-mystery-rose-christo-fake|title=The My Immortal memoir has been canceled, and the mystery of the notorious fanfic deepens|last=Romano|first=Aja|date=2017-10-09|website=Vox|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/2017/10/memoir-immortal-author-canceled-amid-accusations-falsehoods/|title=Memoir of “My Immortal” Author Canceled amid Accusations of Falsehoods|last=Lai|first=Catherine|date=2017-10-05|website=MuggleNet|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> === Christchurch mosque shootings === In March 2019, Kiwi Farms republished both the livestream and the manifesto of Brenton Tarrant, the perpetrator of the 2019 [[Christchurch mosque shootings]]. Shortly after, website owner Joshua Moon publicly denied a request by [[New Zealand Police]] to voluntarily hand over all data on posts relating to the shooting, including the IP addresses of posters and their emails.<ref name="bayer"/> Moon responded aggressively, calling New Zealand a "shithole country",<ref name="bayer">{{cite web |last1=Bayer |first1=Kurt |title=Owner of notorious 8chan internet site in bid to deflect blame for role in Christchurch mosque terror attacks |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12220990 |website=[[New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=May 7, 2019}}</ref> and stated that he does not "give a single solitary fuck what section 50 of your faggot law says about sharing your email".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/website-kiwi-farms-refuses-to-surrender-data-linked-to-accused-christchurch-terrorist-brendan-tarrant/news-story/46d3c925ef84b24dde6194c42b3c2241 | title = Website Kiwi Farms refuses to surrender data linked to accused Christchurch terrorist Brendan Tarrant | first = Marnie | last = O'Neill | date = March 19, 2019 | accessdate = March 19, 2019 | work = [[news.com.au]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190318231916/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/website-kiwi-farms-refuses-to-surrender-data-linked-to-accused-christchurch-terrorist-brendan-tarrant/news-story/46d3c925ef84b24dde6194c42b3c2241 | archive-date = March 18, 2019 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Christchurch mosque shootings: Website Kiwi Farms refuses to surrender data linked to accused |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214017 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=March 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318195856/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214017 |archive-date=March 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kiwi Farms was one of several websites blocked by New Zealand [[Internet service provider|ISPs]] in the wake of the attack.<ref>https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-03-2019/the-online-cesspits-where-hate-found-a-home/</ref> Moon's response garnered mixed to negative reception. New Zealand publications that covered the story criticized Moon for his rudeness and unwillingness to cooperate with law enforcement; [[Newshub]] called Moon's message "aggressive" and "mocking".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/03/kiwi-farms-website-refuses-to-help-police-in-christchurch-terror-case.html|title=Kiwi Farms website refuses to help police in Christchurch terror case|date=March 18, 2019|website=Newshub}}</ref> === Distributed denial of service attacks === On August 6, 2019, Joshua "Null" Moon announced that Kiwi Farms was down after a DDoS attack which occurred one day following the [[2019 El Paso shooting]], but users were able to access Kiwi Farms again by 4:00 PM Central Time. Moon stated that, while Kiwi Farms had in-home DDoS protection, he was looking for alternatives to [[Cloudflare]], the security provider for Kiwi Farms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/kiwi-farms-down-ddos/|title=Stalking forum Kiwi Farms went down after DDoS attack, owner claims|date=2019-08-06|website=The Daily Dot|language=en|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> == See also == *[[8chan]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == *[http://kiwifarms.net Official website] [[Category:American websites]] [[Category:Internet culture]] [[Category:Internet forums]] [[Category:Internet trolling]] [[Category:Internet properties established in 2013]]'