In response, people began posting Owens's private details online. According to The Daily Dot, "People from all sides of the anti-harassment debate were quick to criticize the database, calling it a public shaming list that would encourage doxing and retaliatory harassment." Both conservatives and progressives condemned the website. The proposal was immediately controversial, drawing criticism that Owens was de-anonymizing ( doxing) Internet users and violating their privacy. She used crowdfunding on Kickstarter for the website. The site would have solicited users to take screenshots of offensive posts and send them to the website, where they would be categorized by the user's name. Owens launched in 2016, a website she said would expose bullies on the Internet by tracking their digital footprint. In a 2015 column that Owens wrote for the site, she criticized conservative Republicans, writing about the "bat-shit-crazy antics of the Republican Tea Party" she also added that "The good news is, they will eventually die off (peacefully in their sleep, we hope), and then we can get right on with the OBVIOUS social change that needs to happen, IMMEDIATELY." Privacy violation, Gamergate, and political transformation In 2015, Owens was CEO of Degree180, a marketing agency that offered consultation, production, and planning services. Early career Degree180 and anti-conservative blog In 2012, Owens took a job as an administrative assistant for a private equity firm in Manhattan, later moving up to become its vice president of administration. Afterwards, she worked as an intern for Vogue magazine in New York. She dropped out after her junior year because of an issue with her student loan. Owens pursued an undergraduate degree in journalism at the University of Rhode Island. Owens's family sued the Stamford Board of Education in federal court, alleging that the city did not protect her rights, resulting in a $37,500 settlement in January 2008. Joshua Starr, the city's superintendent of schools, listened to the voicemail messages and said that they were "horrendous". In 2007, while a 17-year-old senior in high school, Owens received three racist death threat voicemail messages, totaling two minutes, from a group of white male classmates. She is a graduate of Stamford High School. Owens is also of Caribbean American heritage through her grandmother who is originally from Saint Thomas, U.S. She said her paternal grandfather Robert Owens, a black American, was born in North Carolina. Owens, who has expressed skepticism towards the extent of white supremacy's impact and has voiced opposition to both COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccines, has attracted criticism for disseminating conspiracy theories via her social media presence and media engagements.īorn in White Plains, New York, Owens was raised with her siblings in Stamford, Connecticut, by her grandparents from around the age of 11 or 12, after her parents divorced. In 2021, she joined The Daily Wire, where she hosts Candace, a political talk show. In 2018, Candace Owens co-founded Blexit along with former Tucson police officer Brandon Tatum. Owens worked for the conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA between 20 as its communications director. Owens is also known for her criticism of Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party. She has been recognized for her pro-Trump activism despite being initially critical of the former president of the United States Donald Trump and the Republican Party. She gained prominence for her conservative views and outspoken commentary on various social and political issues. Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer (father-in-law)Ĭandace Amber Owens Farmer ( née Owens born April 29, 1989) is an American conservative political commentator, author, activist, and television presenter.
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