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The alleged “grooming” target of MrBeast‘s former co-host, Ava Kris Tyson, is no longer defending her.

Tyson, who is transgender, dropped out of MrBeast’s organization earlier this week for comments made to a then 13-year-old, known only as Lava, when she was 20.

Lava, now himself 20, initially branded the allegations of grooming as “massive lies.” But now, after apparently reviewing the Tyson messages on the Discord server again, he has changed his mind.

“These conversations should not have happened with people at the age I was at the time; I strongly condemn them,” said a statement by Lava.

“I was a minor in this situation and not the adult influencer who shouldn’t have allowed this to happen. I did not see this as wrong at the…

Epik, a Sammamish-based hosting company known for its hosting of several controversial websites, was reportedly hacked last week.

Social media site Gab returns with help from Seattle-area startup

Epik has often been viewed as a refuge for websites that have run afoul of their previous providers, having briefly hosted the likes of 8chan, the Daily Stormer, and the Texas Right to Life group, among others. While the company no longer hosts those sites, its recent hack — alleged to be the work of Anonymous — is being described by some as “a Rosetta Stone to the far-right,” according to a report from the Washington Post.

“It’s massive,” Elon University researcher Megan Squire told the Post. “It may be the biggest domain-style leak I’ve seen and,…