Launched in late January, FashMaps' map has accumulated details on the approximate location of some 700 of Daily Stormer's users, along with information summarizing their online activity, including the badge system created by the site's moderators for categories such as "Closeted Racist," "Enthusiast", "Anime Nazi" and more.
Emphasizing that the website was created "for education, awareness, and research only," the service's 'About' section says that the collected user info was provided by the users themselves on forums, websites and social media, and that FashMaps "neither encourage[s] nor advocate[s] violence, stalking, harassment, the illegal collection of private information through any illegal means, or any other illegal activities."
Social media has been generally supportive of the initiative, with Twitter users posting a series sarcastic comments and movie quotes, and admitting that the map has led them to peruse the geographic area where they live for possible neo-Nazis.
Illinois Nazis. I hate Illinois Nazis.
— Jeffrey Rubinoff (@QuietJeffR) 2 февраля 2018 г.
Me going through this map pic.twitter.com/sIRwqdkCGo
— Luis Avila (@LuisAtUNT) 2 февраля 2018 г.
Ashamed of the Carolinas and KKK chapters there.
— S Vlad From Secret Society (@prime71_j) 2 февраля 2018 г.
Others, however, warned that the maps could lead to legal consequences, or complained that there was no "Islamist terrorist and Antifa version."
Creepy. Who gets to define what a “neo Nazi” is? And providing the users location for what purpose? So the Antifa nerds can pay them a visit? I smell a lawsuit
— gray (@gray82411691) 2 февраля 2018 г.
Do they have an Islamic terrorist and Antifa version?
— American Pride (@usaforyoubruv) 2 февраля 2018 г.
