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The network enjoyed a boom in activity and signups in the wake of Lowtaxes abuse scandal, seeing dozens of Discords added to the network, mostly bomb shelter Discords from various subforums. | The network enjoyed a boom in activity and signups in the wake of Lowtaxes abuse scandal, seeing dozens of Discords added to the network, mostly bomb shelter Discords from various subforums. | ||
= Collaboration with BMW = | = Collaboration with BMW = | ||
In late 2016, GDN began to partner with BMW. Kimsemus, who was also a cofounder of BMW, spearheaded this | In late 2016, GDN began to partner with BMW. Kimsemus, who was also a cofounder of BMW, spearheaded this partnership, taking advantage of [[Taylor Swift]]s marketing and branding skills and [[Rej]]s programming skills. The partnership proved fruitful and GDN continued to grow. By 2017, Unofficial SA Discord had become the main hub of the network, with Taylor, Rej, and Kim all as admins. | ||
However, in 2018 | However, in 2018, Tempus Thales began growing increasingly paranoid that BMW was growing at a much steadier rate than his own Discord, and in part to collusions with [[FAT32]], banned all of BMW from his network. | ||
= Spying accusations = | = Controversies = | ||
== Spying accusations == | |||
In the years following the BMW collaboration, GDN came under fire multiple times for collaborating with "Nazis", to which Tempus Thales would cuck out each time and bend over backwards to apologize for. However, this did little to slow down the hate GDN received. An anonymous leak from Kiwifarms <ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/something-awful-and-friends-b-r.9689/page-1151#post-6827198</ref> showed proof that GDN admins had been using the bot for years to spy on users. This was further fueled in the GDN thread on SomethingAwful when users came forward to recount their own experiences, including accusations that the bot was spying on rival clans admin channels, going as far as someone speaking through the bot to taunt them.<ref>https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3911147&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1#post506123760</ref>. These accusations of course came with the added implication that Tempus was somehow still a Nazi. | In the years following the BMW collaboration, GDN came under fire multiple times for collaborating with "Nazis", to which Tempus Thales would cuck out each time and bend over backwards to apologize for. However, this did little to slow down the hate GDN received. An anonymous leak from Kiwifarms <ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/something-awful-and-friends-b-r.9689/page-1151#post-6827198</ref> showed proof that GDN admins had been using the bot for years to spy on users. This was further fueled in the GDN thread on SomethingAwful when users came forward to recount their own experiences, including accusations that the bot was spying on rival clans admin channels, going as far as someone speaking through the bot to taunt them.<ref>https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3911147&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1#post506123760</ref>. These accusations of course came with the added implication that Tempus was somehow still a Nazi. | ||
== Alleged BMW Involvement == | |||
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= References = | = References = | ||