8chan owner heading to US as lawmakers seek answers

8chan owner heading to US as lawmakers seek answers

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https://apnews.com/d1a1ba8d3cf24202b5c45815b05c441d

BOSTON (AP) — The owner of the online message board 8chan says he's headed shortly to the United States, where lawmakers want to question him on his site's use as a megaphone by violent white supremacists.

Jim Watkins, who lives in the Philippines, did not specifically say he would testify, but he tweeted portions of an email he said he had sent Tuesday to House Homeland Security Committee leaders expressing willingness to speak by phone. The committee wants him to testify on what he has done to prevent the site from being used by extremists.