Warning signs detected
Long-running controversial forum with clean technical scans but heavy complaints about harassment, doxxing, and incitement tied to real-world harm. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is kiwifarms.net legit or a scam?
Long-running controversial forum with clean technical scans but heavy complaints about harassment, doxxing, and incitement tied to real-world harm.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
The site presents itself as an unfiltered gossip and discussion forum that has operated since 2013 under a US-registered company. No antivirus engines or browser blocklists flagged it as malicious, the domain is over ten years old, and the hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. However, our research found seventeen complaints and multiple independent review aggregator reviews accusing the site of facilitating doxxing, swatting, and contributing to suicides and mass shootings. Positive mentions exist on Reddit defending it as a free-speech platform, but the volume of serious allegations outweighs them. The combination of a clean technical profile with a documented history of harmful activity leads to the suspicious rating.
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Visual Screenshot Analysis
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Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
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Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for kiwifarms.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain kiwifarms.net registered February 1, 2016 via NameCheap; expires 2027; status client transfer prohibited
- Forum founded February 4, 2013 by Joshua Conner Moon ('Null'); formerly CWCki Forums; parent 1776 Solutions LLC
- Wikipedia describes it as facilitating discussion and harassment of online figures, with ties to doxxing, swatting, and three reported suicides of targets
- Trustpilot page for www.kiwifarms.net has 17 reviews averaging 2.8/5 as of recent crawl
- Site has faced multiple deplatforming events including from Cloudflare (2022), DreamHost (2021), and DDoS-Guard
- Domain WHOIS shows US registrar; owner linked to Philippines residence in some reports; uses Russian providers at times
- Semrush reports ~473k monthly visits as of April 2026 data
- Trustpilotopen
"site is linked to suicides, doxing, swatting, and inciting mass harassment specifically toward LGBT+ teens and adults"
- Trustpilotopen
"Site is run by someone who travelled to Epstein Island on many occasions."
- Trustpilotopen
"Why TF is this site allowed to stay online!? It's a cyberterrorist site! They caused 5 suicides, proudly celebrated the deaths of these people, and also caused at least two mass shootings!"
- Redditopen
"Kiwi Farms didn't get shut down because it broke the law. It was systematically deplatformed by upstream providers like Cloudflare, DDoS-Guard, and others."
- Trustpilotopen
"More unfiltered gossip forum. Practically no bars on what can be discussed; site values free speech to the point where slurs can be thrown around (inciting death threats, harassing subjects, and supporting CSAM are prohibited)."
Parent company 1776 Solutions LLC (previously Final Solutions LLC); PO Box 8158, Charleston, West Virginia; domain registered via NameCheap since 2016-02-01
Our research found three scam-style complaints on independent review aggregator describing the site as linked to suicides, doxxing, and harassment. Two positive mentions appear on Reddit and independent review aggregator, describing it as an unfiltered free-speech forum. Business registration records confirm an active US company (1776 Solutions LLC) tied to the domain since 2016.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat kiwifarms.net as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
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Reputation Sources
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Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review marked kiwifarms.net as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- kiwifarms.net currently scores 49/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. kiwifarms.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 38 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- kiwifarms.net is 10.3 years old, registered on 2/1/2016 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report kiwifarms.net as clean.
- No. kiwifarms.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- kiwifarms.net resolves to an IP operated by MEVSPACE sp. z o.o. in PL (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
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