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Instead, battles were fought with hackers, data breaches and server shutdowns.

Teixeira began with a small group of gun and military enthusiasts on a Discord server, or chatroom, in late 2022.

According to CBS News, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey — who once worked as a server — voted "no" on the ballot measure, saying it was "a well-intentioned effort brought by out-of-state interests."

The forum is thought to be based in the US, but the administrators and server locations remain unknown.

“You never even think about how much electricity you use when you’re building server applications, so you don't do anything to optimize for that,” says Mr Hussain.