4chan

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4Chan is a website where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously.

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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.

History

In 2014, 4chan introduced a copyright mechanism after a number of celebrities were hacked.[1]

Usage

Epstein post on 4chan.

4chan is frequented by hackers and trolls. Wikipedia says that the site is used by Anonymous and the alt-right.

The COVID-19/Resistance has a community on 4chan

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is critical of the website.

Criticism

The ADL condemns the site for Anti-semitism.


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