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→The 'dimez' Hack
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*Posting member's IP addresses | *Posting member's IP addresses | ||
*Permanently banning notable members and moderators | *Permanently banning notable members and moderators | ||
*Deleting threads and posts | |||
*Taking the site offline entirely | *Taking the site offline entirely | ||
The site was inoperative for a little longer than a week before the admin performed a rollback, but the damage was already done, with user participation declining dramatically. Online user count typically peaked around 1000 (including guests) before the hack, but almost never exceeded 500 afterwards. Blame for the attack was initially directed at the subreddit inceltears, but it was later revealed by inceltears moderators that they were not responsible and dimez was acting alone. | The site was inoperative for a little longer than a week before the admin performed a rollback, but the damage was already done, with user participation declining dramatically. Online user count typically peaked around 1000 (including guests) before the hack, but almost never exceeded 500 afterwards. Blame for the attack was initially directed at the subreddit inceltears, but it was later revealed by inceltears moderators that they were not responsible and dimez was acting alone. | ||
Many believe the hack never happened and was instead a cover or troll for a rogue staff member. The database was never publicly posted, and all of the abuse inflicted by 'dimez' could have been done by anyone with a staff account. Moreover, the coup attempt that happened in the following months sheds light on some of the shady behavior of the lookism staff, adding credibility to this theory. | Many believe the hack never happened and was instead a cover or troll for a rogue staff member. The database was never publicly posted, and all of the abuse inflicted by 'dimez' could have been done by anyone with a staff account. Moreover, the coup attempt that happened in the following months sheds light on some of the shady behavior of the lookism staff, adding credibility to this theory. | ||
After these events a public statement was made by the admin of the website stating that the website was never hacked and that he had traced these actions back to several staff members, who had now been stripped of their title and banned. The admin also stated the events were planned for months and that their motive was to increase the membership of a newly launched rival PSL site controlled by these same staff members who blamed the admin of lookism for his inactivity and neglect of his duties. | |||
===Zesto's Coup attempt=== | ===Zesto's Coup attempt=== | ||
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In November 2019, the site was shut down, and then was re-opened in late December under original ownership and without Zesto. | In November 2019, the site was shut down, and then was re-opened in late December under original ownership and without Zesto. | ||
Zesto has also been responsible for getting many incel websites shutdown, including lookism, by reporting them to their host and having their account suspended. | |||
===Board restoration=== | ===Board restoration=== | ||
After [[Zesto]]'s failed coup attempt, Lookism was restored in December 2019 and users moved back to [[Lookism.net]]. One of the admins stated he had backups of deleted Lookism content, but personal IRL issues had prevented him from restoring the forum earlier. <br>In 2020 Lookism stopped using the free forum Software MyBB and started using the propietary software [[Xenforo]]. | After [[Zesto]]'s failed coup attempt, Lookism was restored in December 2019 and users moved back to [[Lookism.net]]. One of the admins stated he had backups of deleted Lookism content, but personal IRL issues had prevented him from restoring the forum earlier. <br>In 2020 Lookism stopped using the free forum Software MyBB and started using the propietary software [[Xenforo]]. | ||