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Kiwi Farms

Kiwi Farms is an internet forum known for discussions that target online figures and communities, often through harassment, stalking, and doxxing.

Updated September 11, 20261 min readCited sources

Kiwi Farms is an internet forum known for hosting coordinated harassment, stalking, and doxxing campaigns. Founded in 2013, it has been widely criticized for targeting vulnerable individuals and communities.

What it is

Kiwi Farms is a web forum originally launched in 2013 as CWCki Forums by Joshua Conner Moon, also known as "Null." It was rebranded to Kiwi Farms in 2014. The site is used for discussions that often involve organized trolling, doxxing, and abuse directed at online figures, particularly transgender people and journalists.

Why it matters

The forum has been linked to multiple harassment campaigns that have led to severe consequences, including victims who died by suicide. In 2022, Cloudflare stopped providing protection to the site after public pressure, citing threats and harassment concerns. The case highlights ongoing debates about platform moderation and online safety.

Key details

Kiwi Farms has faced repeated outages and blocks, and its availability has been intermittent. The site's founder, Joshua Conner Moon, previously served as an administrator on 8chan. The forum's content has been described as antisemitic and anti-trans, and it remains a focal point in discussions about internet harassment.

In short

  • Kiwi Farms is a forum founded in 2013 by Joshua Conner Moon, originally called CWCki Forums.
  • It is known for organized harassment, stalking, and doxxing of targets, especially transgender people.
  • Cloudflare dropped the site in 2022 after public pressure over safety concerns.
  • The site has operated intermittently and faced multiple blocks.
Canadian angle

Kiwi Farms has relevance for Canadian readers mainly through broader online safety, harassment, and platform-moderation debates, including concerns about doxxing and targeted abuse affecting users in Canada as well as elsewhere.

Quick questions

What is Kiwi Farms?
Kiwi Farms is an internet forum known for discussions that often involve harassment, stalking, and doxxing of online figures and communities.
Who founded Kiwi Farms?
It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Conner Moon, who uses the alias "Null."
Why is Kiwi Farms controversial?
The site has been widely criticized for facilitating coordinated harassment, including stalking, doxxing, and abuse directed at transgender people and other targets.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Farms
    Supports: Founded in 2013, former name CWCki Forums, founder Joshua Conner Moon, and general description of the site
  2. The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/03/cloudflare-drops-kiwifarms/
    Supports: Cloudflare ended protection for Kiwi Farms in 2022 after public pressure
  3. NBC News — https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/cloudflare-kiwi-farms-keffals-anti-trans-rcna44834
    Supports: Descriptions of the site as an anti-trans harassment forum and reporting on targeted abuse
  4. Le Monde — https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2022/09/05/decoding-kiwi-farms-the-online-bully-that-continues-to-thrive-despite-being-blocked_5995916_13.html
    Supports: Creation history, name change, harassment activities, and reporting on victims
  5. Vice — https://www.vice.com/en/article/kiwi-farms-is-down-after-cloudflare-boots-the-site-as-a-customer/
    Supports: Cloudflare removal and description of the site's harassment-focused reputation