"Created in 2004, Wikipedia's evil twin was intended to keep record of flame wars, 'famewhores,' and the feuds of blogging platform LiveJournal."
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Roisin Kiberd on Vice.com website, 2017-09-27, describing origins of ED.
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Encyclopedia Dramatica
(ED, also spelled Encyclopædia Dramatica) is a satirical online community originating from 10 December 2024 centered around a wiki that acts as a "troll archive". The site hosts racist material and shock content; as a result it was filtered from Google Search in 2010. It has been linked to one school shooting and participates in harassment campaigns.
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