FBI Issues Search Warrant To 8chan For IP Address of Shooter, Commenters

An anonymous reader quotes the Daily Beast:
The online forum where alleged Chabad of Poway shooter John Earnest shared a livestream of the shooting was served a search warrant in April for the IP and metadata information on Earnest's posts, as well as those who commented on them.

The warrant served to 8chan said the people who responded to Earnest's comments could be 'potential witnesses, co-conspirators and/or individuals who are inspired' by his posting about the shooting. Similarly, according to the FBI agent who penned the warrant, there was evidence that Earnest himself was 'inspired and/or educated' by other individuals posting on the forum.

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