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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 | '''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. | |||
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Revision as of 03:11, 18 May 2026
4chan | |
|---|---|
| Type | Imageboard |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Christopher Poole/Moot |
| Espoused ideology | Anarchism, 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 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.