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https://www.4channel.org/
Started: 1 October 2003
Founder: Christopher Poole
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[[image:4chan post about epstein alleging body swap.jpg|left|400px|thumbnail|[[Epstein]] post on 4chan.]] | [[image:4chan post about epstein alleging body swap.jpg|left|400px|thumbnail|[[Epstein]] post on 4chan.]] | ||
4chan is frequented by [[hacker]]s and [[trolls]]. Wikipedia says that the site is used by [[Anonymous]] and the [[alt-right]]. | 4chan is frequented by [[hacker]]s and [[trolls]]. Wikipedia says that the site is used by [[Anonymous]] and the [[alt-right]]. | ||
+ | [[image:4chan covid resistance.png|right|400px|thumbnail|The [[COVID-19/Resistance]] has a community on [[4chan]]]] | ||
==Wikipedia== | ==Wikipedia== |
Latest revision as of 15:11, 5 August 2021
4Chan is a website where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously. |
Started: 1 October 2003
Founder: Christopher Poole
Owner: Hiroyuki Nishimura
Staff: unknown
Constitutes: social medium
4Chan is an American website, where Memes and other images can be shared anonymously. 4Chan is considered a hub of Internet culture.
Contents
History
In 2014, 4chan introduced a copyright mechanism after a number of celebrities were hacked.[1]
Usage
4chan is frequented by hackers and trolls. Wikipedia says that the site is used by Anonymous and the alt-right.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is critical of the website.
Criticism
The ADL condemns the site for Anti-semitism.
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