4chan - Revision history

Planty at 22:14, 27 May 2026

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	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, which due to it's lack of moderation and rules resulted in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site could be defined as left-libertarian for its irreverence for social norms and ironic humor involving trolling, raids, and [[memes]] known as ''lulz''. It's userbase had been noted for their resillence to [[censorship]] and their involvement in the hacktivist organization Anonymous, known for it's series of protests against [[Scientology]].		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, which due to it's lack of moderation and rules resulted in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site could be defined as left-libertarian for its irreverence for social norms and ironic humor involving trolling, raids, and [[memes]] known as ''lulz''. It's userbase had been noted for their resillence to [[censorship]] and their involvement in the hacktivist organization Anonymous, known for it's series of protests against [[Scientology]].<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Steven\|year=January 28, 2012\|title=All the memes of production - Deterritorial Support Group\|url=https://libcom.org/article/all-memes-production-deterritorial-support-group\|website=[[Libcom]]\|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>

	The 2010s were when 4chan was introduced to political ideologies, usually in the form of ironic humor. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. The board was created as a "containment board" to separate ironic bigotry from the rest of the site. Despite the effort, the board nevertheless grew to be a large influence as the whole site shifted to adapt the far-right concepts popularized by it. Although some users like those from the literature board /lit/ become concerned about the increasing spread of far-right concepts.		The 2010s were when 4chan was introduced to political ideologies, usually in the form of ironic humor. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. The board was created as a "containment board" to separate ironic bigotry from the rest of the site. Despite the effort, the board nevertheless grew to be a large influence as the whole site shifted to adapt the far-right concepts popularized by it. Although some users like those from the literature board /lit/ become concerned about the increasing spread of far-right concepts. As the site grew popularity, it's memes spread to other sites such as [[Reddit]], [[9gag]], and [[Tumblr]], who all which 4chan hated for the sites' appropriation of it's memes. Tumblr, in particular, held an userbase of mostly teenage girls with interest in [[cultural progressivism]]. 4chan and Tumblr would have raids into each other sites. In 2014, 4chan was experiencing tensions between it's right-wing ruthless users and it's left-wing socially conscious users were risen. The rise of cultural progressive rhetoric in [[video game]] culture enraged users of the video games board /v/ that the users went on to harassment. This would be known as [[GamerGate]]. 4chan later restricted discussions on the event which causes users to migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]]. Users on the site have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.<ref>{{Cite web\|author=MARSF 🇵🇹\|year=November 6, 2018\|title=THE TIME r/Socialism BANNED CATGIRLS- AN OVERWORKED ARTICLE THAT COVERS OVER A DECADE OF STUFF TO EXPLAIN TWO WEEKS OF DRAMA IN 2017\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163136/https://medium.com/@PPDPPL_art/the-time-r-socialism-banned-catgirls-an-overworked-article-that-covers-over-a-decade-of-stuff-to-7d42a8540968\|website=Medium\|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}</ref>

	As the site grew popularity, it's memes spread to other sites such as [[Reddit]], [[9gag]], and [[Tumblr]], who all which 4chan hated for the sites' appropriation of it's memes. Tumblr, in particular, held an userbase of mostly teenage girls with interest in [[cultural progressivism]]. 4chan and Tumblr would have raids into each other sites. In 2014, 4chan was experiencing tensions between it's right-wing ruthless users and it's left-wing socially conscious users were risen. The rise of cultural progressive rhetoric in [[video game]] culture enraged users of the video games board /v/ that the users went on to harassment. This would be known as [[GamerGate]]. 4chan later restricted discussions on the event which causes users to migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]]. Users on the site have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.

	== References ==		== References ==
	* {{Cite web\|author=MARSF 🇵🇹\|year=November 6, 2018\|title=THE TIME r/Socialism BANNED CATGIRLS- AN OVERWORKED ARTICLE THAT COVERS OVER A DECADE OF STUFF TO EXPLAIN TWO WEEKS OF DRAMA IN 2017\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163136/https://medium.com/@PPDPPL_art/the-time-r-socialism-banned-catgirls-an-overworked-article-that-covers-over-a-decade-of-stuff-to-7d42a8540968\|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}		{{Reflist}}
	* {{Cite web\|author=Steven\|year=January 28, 2012\|title=All the memes of production - Deterritorial Support Group\|url=https://libcom.org/article/all-memes-production-deterritorial-support-group\|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}

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Planty at 03:04, 25 May 2026

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	\| founding_date = 2003		\| founding_date = 2003
	\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot		\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot
	\| espoused_ideology = [[Libertarianism]], hacktivism		\| espoused_ideology = [[Libertarianism]], [[hacktivism]]
	\| url = https://4chan.org		\| url = https://4chan.org
	}}		}}
	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and ~~the lack of moderation and rules on~~ /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, ~~resulting~~ in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site~~'s ideas~~ and [[memes]] ~~have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it~~'~~s memes involves~~ ''~~lulz~~''~~, a concept~~ and ~~ideology that involves deriving ironic humor through a joke of prank. In 2008~~, it's ~~users organized Project Chanology, a~~ series of protests against [[Scientology]].		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, which due to it's lack of moderation and rules resulted in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site could be defined as left-libertarian for its irreverence for social norms and ironic humor involving trolling, raids, and [[memes]] known as ''lulz''. It's userbase had been noted for their resillence to [[censorship]] and their involvement in the hacktivist organization Anonymous, known for it's series of protests against [[Scientology]].

	~~4chan in the early~~ 2010s were ~~the site's userbase were exposed~~ to political ideologies, usually in the form of ironic humor. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." ~~4chan had been a source of shock and ironic humor from raids, pornography, and gore. Sometimes, it's humor led to consequences.~~ As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. ~~4chan's userbase~~ shifted to adapt to far-right concepts popularized by ~~/pol/~~. Although some users like those from the literature board /lit/ become concerned about the increasing spread of far-right concepts.		The 2010s were when 4chan was introduced to political ideologies, usually in the form of ironic humor. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. The board was created as a "containment board" to separate ironic bigotry from the rest of the site. Despite the effort, the board nevertheless grew to be a large influence as the whole site shifted to adapt the far-right concepts popularized by it. Although some users like those from the literature board /lit/ become concerned about the increasing spread of far-right concepts.

	In 2014, 4chan was experiencing tensions between it's right-wing ruthless users and it's left-wing socially conscious users were risen. ~~It's also when GamerGate exploded on~~ the video games board /v/. ~~The site~~ restricted discussions on the event which causes users ~~users~~ migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]]. Users on the site have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.		As the site grew popularity, it's memes spread to other sites such as [[Reddit]], [[9gag]], and [[Tumblr]], who all which 4chan hated for the sites' appropriation of it's memes. Tumblr, in particular, held an userbase of mostly teenage girls with interest in [[cultural progressivism]]. 4chan and Tumblr would have raids into each other sites. In 2014, 4chan was experiencing tensions between it's right-wing ruthless users and it's left-wing socially conscious users were risen. The rise of cultural progressive rhetoric in [[video game]] culture enraged users of the video games board /v/ that the users went on to harassment. This would be known as [[GamerGate]]. 4chan later restricted discussions on the event which causes users to migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]]. Users on the site have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.

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Planty at 00:09, 23 May 2026

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	== References ==		== References ==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163136/https://medium.com/@PPDPPL_art/the-time-r-socialism-banned-catgirls-an-overworked-article-that-covers-over-a-decade-of-stuff-to-7d42a8540968 ~~THE TIME r/Socialism BANNED CATGIRLS- AN OVERWORKED ARTICLE THAT COVERS OVER A DECADE OF STUFF TO EXPLAIN TWO WEEKS OF DRAMA IN 2017]~~		* {{Cite web\|author=MARSF 🇵🇹\|year=November 6, 2018\|title=THE TIME r/Socialism BANNED CATGIRLS- AN OVERWORKED ARTICLE THAT COVERS OVER A DECADE OF STUFF TO EXPLAIN TWO WEEKS OF DRAMA IN 2017\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163136/https://medium.com/@PPDPPL_art/the-time-r-socialism-banned-catgirls-an-overworked-article-that-covers-over-a-decade-of-stuff-to-7d42a8540968\|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}
	* [https://libcom.org/article/all-memes-production-deterritorial-support-group ~~All the memes of production - Deterritorial Support Group]~~		* {{Cite web\|author=Steven\|year=January 28, 2012\|title=All the memes of production - Deterritorial Support Group\|url=https://libcom.org/article/all-memes-production-deterritorial-support-group\|accessdate=May 17, 2026}}

	[[Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]

Planty at 13:46, 21 May 2026

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	\| founding_date = 2003		\| founding_date = 2003
	\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot		\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot
	\| espoused_ideology = [[~~Anarchism~~]], hacktivism		\| espoused_ideology = [[Libertarianism]], hacktivism
	\| url = https://4chan.org		\| url = https://4chan.org
	}}		}}
	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and the lack of moderation and rules on /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, resulting in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving ironic humor through a joke of prank. In 2008, it's users organized Project Chanology, a series of protests against [[Scientology]].		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and the lack of moderation and rules on /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, resulting in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving ironic humor through a joke of prank. In 2008, it's users organized Project Chanology, a series of protests against [[Scientology]].

	4chan in the early 2010s were ~~when tensions between it~~'s ~~early ruthless users and it's rising socially conscious users~~ were ~~risen. The site's~~ ironic ~~culture had led to discussions to [[far-right politics]]~~. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." 4chan had been a source of shock and ironic humor from raids, pornography, and gore. Sometimes, it's humor led to consequences. As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. 4chan's ~~culture and~~ userbase ~~had~~ shifted to adapt to far-right concepts popularized by /pol/. In ~~2013~~, ~~some~~ users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]] ~~due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate~~. Users on ~~8chan~~ have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.		4chan in the early 2010s were the site's userbase were exposed to political ideologies, usually in the form of ironic humor. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." 4chan had been a source of shock and ironic humor from raids, pornography, and gore. Sometimes, it's humor led to consequences. As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. 4chan's userbase shifted to adapt to far-right concepts popularized by /pol/. Although some users like those from the literature board /lit/ become concerned about the increasing spread of far-right concepts.

			In 2014, 4chan was experiencing tensions between it's right-wing ruthless users and it's left-wing socially conscious users were risen. It's also when GamerGate exploded on the video games board /v/. The site restricted discussions on the event which causes users users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]]. Users on the site have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.

	== References ==		== References ==

Planty at 23:58, 18 May 2026

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	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [anonymity]] and the lack of moderation and rules on /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, resulting in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving ironic humor through a joke of prank. In 2008, it's users organized Project Chanology, a series of protests against [[Scientology]].		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [[anonymity]] and the lack of moderation and rules on /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, resulting in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving ironic humor through a joke of prank. In 2008, it's users organized Project Chanology, a series of protests against [[Scientology]].

	4chan in the early 2010s were when tensions between it's early ruthless users and it's rising socially conscious users were risen. The site's ironic culture had led to discussions to [[far-right politics]]. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." 4chan had been a source of shock and ironic humor from raids, pornography, and gore. Sometimes, it's humor led to consequences. As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. 4chan's culture and userbase had shifted to adapt to far-right concepts popularized by /pol/. In 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]] due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.		4chan in the early 2010s were when tensions between it's early ruthless users and it's rising socially conscious users were risen. The site's ironic culture had led to discussions to [[far-right politics]]. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." 4chan had been a source of shock and ironic humor from raids, pornography, and gore. Sometimes, it's humor led to consequences. As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. 4chan's culture and userbase had shifted to adapt to far-right concepts popularized by /pol/. In 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]] due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.

Planty at 03:11, 18 May 2026

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	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its [[anonymity]] and ~~anarchist culture. One~~ of ~~it's board~~ /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, become one of the most visited board ~~due to it's lack of moderation and rules that results in many shock content posted there~~. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving humor through a joke of prank.		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its lack of registration that enables [anonymity]] and the lack of moderation and rules on /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, resulting in many shock content posted there. It's also become one of the most visited board. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving ironic humor through a joke of prank. In 2008, it's users organized Project Chanology, a series of protests against [[Scientology]].

	~~The~~ early 2010s were when tensions between ~~the~~ ruthless ~~internet culture~~ and ~~the~~ socially conscious ~~internet culture~~ were risen. ~~Leading~~ to ~~the creation~~ of ~~the politically incorrect board /pol/~~, ~~after~~ the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]] due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan.		4chan in the early 2010s were when tensions between it's early ruthless users and it's rising socially conscious users were risen. The site's ironic culture had led to discussions to [[far-right politics]]. One user said that as "any community that gets its laughs by pretending to be idiots will eventually be flooded by actual idiots who mistakenly believe they are in good company." 4chan had been a source of shock and ironic humor from raids, pornography, and gore. Sometimes, it's humor led to consequences. As such, the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. The board was eventually back as /pol/, the politically incorrect board. 4chan's culture and userbase had shifted to adapt to far-right concepts popularized by /pol/. In 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]] due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan. On September 21st, 2015, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of Japanese textboard 2channel, acquired 4chan.

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Wisconcom at 17:10, 17 May 2026

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	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its [[anonymity]] and anarchist culture. One of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, become one of the most visited board due to it's lack of moderation and rules that results in many shock content posted there. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving humor through a joke of prank.		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its [[anonymity]] and anarchist culture. One of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, become one of the most visited board due to it's lack of moderation and rules that results in many shock content posted there. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving humor through a joke of prank.

Planty at 14:44, 17 May 2026

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	\| founding_date = 2003		\| founding_date = 2003
	\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot		\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot
	\| espoused_ideology = ~~Hacktivism~~		\| espoused_ideology = [[Anarchism]], hacktivism
	\| url = https://4chan.org		\| url = https://4chan.org
	}}		}}

	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its anonymity and anarchist culture. One of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, become one of the most visited board due to it's lack of moderation and rules that results in many shock content posted there. The site's ideas and memes have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept that involves deriving humor through a joke of prank.		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its [[anonymity]] and anarchist culture. One of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, become one of the most visited board due to it's lack of moderation and rules that results in many shock content posted there. The site's ideas and [[memes]] have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept and ideology that involves deriving humor through a joke of prank.

	The early 2010s were when tensions between the ruthless internet culture and the socially conscious internet culture were risen. Leading to the creation of the politically incorrect board /pol/, after the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard 8chan due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan.		The early 2010s were when tensions between the ruthless internet culture and the socially conscious internet culture were risen. Leading to the creation of the politically incorrect board /pol/, after the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard [[8chan]] due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan.

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Planty at 14:36, 17 May 2026

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	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its anonymity and ~~trolling~~ culture. ~~The site was featured among mainstream news which the site was associated with one~~ of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, due to ~~various~~ memes~~, raids,~~ and ~~Project Chanology started on~~ it.		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its anonymity and anarchist culture. One of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, become one of the most visited board due to it's lack of moderation and rules that results in many shock content posted there. The site's ideas and memes have researched and studied by online writers. It was that it's memes involves ''lulz'', a concept that involves deriving humor through a joke of prank.

	The early 2010s were when tensions between the ruthless internet culture and the socially conscious internet culture were risen. Leading to the creation of the politically incorrect board /pol/, after the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard 8chan due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan.		The early 2010s were when tensions between the ruthless internet culture and the socially conscious internet culture were risen. Leading to the creation of the politically incorrect board /pol/, after the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard 8chan due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan.

Planty at 02:22, 17 May 2026

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			{{Infobox website
			\| name = 4chan
			\| type = Imageboard
			\| language = English
			\| founding_date = 2003
			\| founder = Christopher Poole/Moot
			\| espoused_ideology = Hacktivism
			\| url = https://4chan.org
			}}

	'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its anonymity and trolling culture. The site was featured among mainstream news which the site was associated with one of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, due to various memes, raids, and Project Chanology started on it.		'''4chan''' is an English-language imageboard website founded in 2003 by Christopher Poole (known online as moot). The site was inspired by 2chan and Something Awful. It was created for English-language fans of Japanese media, especially anime & manga. 4chan rise in popularity due to its anonymity and trolling culture. The site was featured among mainstream news which the site was associated with one of it's board /b/, the random board dedicated to any topics, due to various memes, raids, and Project Chanology started on it.

	The early 2010s were when tensions between the ruthless internet culture and the socially conscious internet culture were risen. Leading to the creation of the "politically incorrect" board /pol/, after news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, ~~Some~~ users migrate to the splinter ~~board~~ 8chan due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about ~~Gamergate~~. Users on 8chan have ~~historically~~ referred to 4chan as Halfchan.		The early 2010s were when tensions between the ruthless internet culture and the socially conscious internet culture were risen. Leading to the creation of the politically incorrect board /pol/, after the news board /n/ was taken down due to the increase amount of ironic bigotry. in 2013, some users migrate to the splinter imageboard 8chan due to 4chan's restriction on discussions about GamerGate. Users on 8chan have referred to 4chan as Halfchan.

	== References ==		== References ==
	* ~~https://archive.is/CWM0x~~ https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163136/https://medium.com/@PPDPPL_art/the-time-r-socialism-banned-catgirls-an-overworked-article-that-covers-over-a-decade-of-stuff-to-7d42a8540968		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200812163136/https://medium.com/@PPDPPL_art/the-time-r-socialism-banned-catgirls-an-overworked-article-that-covers-over-a-decade-of-stuff-to-7d42a8540968 THE TIME r/Socialism BANNED CATGIRLS- AN OVERWORKED ARTICLE THAT COVERS OVER A DECADE OF STUFF TO EXPLAIN TWO WEEKS OF DRAMA IN 2017]
	* https://libcom.org/article/all-memes-production-deterritorial-support-group		* [https://libcom.org/article/all-memes-production-deterritorial-support-group All the memes of production - Deterritorial Support Group]

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