QAA Podcast

By Julian Feeld, Travis View & Jake Rockatansky

Episode 128: From Anonymous to QAnon feat Dale Beran, Matt Alt, Fredrick Brennan & Fuxnet

Published February 03, 2021 11:22pm

The story of how "otakus" in 1980s Japan connect to the far-right conspiracy known as QAnon. How the alt right and the Capitol Riots are traceable to anonymous imageboards started by teenagers to trade anime. How 4chan birthed a group of hacktivists known as Anonymous and law enforcement destroyed it. And how social media companies lined their pockets while the credulous media were taken for a ride by organized trolls.This episode was co-written by Dale Beran and Julian Feeld.Follow Dale Beran: twitter.com/daleberanGet Dale Beran's Book "It Came From Something Awful": http://bit.ly/3rxImFdGUESTS:...