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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 | 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://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] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
Revision as of 02:22, 17 May 2026
4chan | |
|---|---|
| Type | Imageboard |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 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.
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.