Aubrey Cottle

Aubrey Cottle
Aubrey Cottle, photographed from the shoulders up, standing in front of a brick wall
Born (1987-04-06) April 6, 1987 (age 37)
NationalityCanadian
Other namesKirtaner, Kirt
Occupation(s)Forum administrator, member of hacking group(s)
Years active2008–present
Known forEarly member of Anonymous
Founder of 420chan
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Aubrey Cottle (born (1987-04-06)April 6, 1987),[1] also known as Kirtaner or Kirt, is a Canadian website forum administrator who claims to be an early member of the hacktivist group Anonymous.[2] Cottle was involved with Anonymous during the late 2000s and in its resurgence beginning in 2020, in which the group attempted to combat the far-right conspiracy movement QAnon.[3]

Cottle is the founder of the now-defunct forum-image site 420chan and its sister-site Taima.tv, which majorly consisted of imageboards about pro wrestling (where its board was known as "/wooo/", which spawned the /wooo/tube station on Taima.tv), recreational drug use, and LGBT+ and transgender topics.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Harwell, Drew; Allam, Hannah; Merrill, Jeremy B.; Timberg, Craig (September 25, 2021). "Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep their identities secret". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Langlois, Shawn (November 2, 2020). "Founder of hacker group Anonymous reveals his ultimate 'end-game'". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.