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  1. 4chan - Wikipedia

    4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, including video games, …

  2. Who Or What Was 4chan And What Did They Do? - Times Now

    Apr 4, 2024 · 4chan is a platform that allows its users to post anonymously. It is divided into different boards, with all dedicated to a fixed topic ranging from video games, anime, politics, to even random …

  3. 4chan’s Rise, Fall, and Lingering Influence: The Internet’s Wildest ...

    Apr 24, 2025 · 4chan was launched in 2003 by Christopher “Moot” Poole, who was just 15 at the time. Inspired by the Japanese imageboard 2chan, he built a scrappy, Western version focused on anime …

  4. 4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere - WIRED

    Apr 22, 2025 · It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.

  5. What happened to 4chan? | The Week

    Apr 23, 2025 · What is it? The concept of 4chan is simple, said the broadcaster – it's an online forum where anonymous users share pictures and text.

  6. Why is 4Chan so controversial? The online message board clashing …

    Aug 22, 2025 · US-based messaging board 4chan – which could be described as Reddit’s older, rebellious cousin – is flat-out refusing to bend to what its lawyers have called ‘foreign censorship codes’.

  7. Techrights — What's 4Chan and Why It's So Problematic

    Nov 17, 2025 · It's about abusing communities; this seems to be the purpose of Microsoft Lunduke, who having managed to alienate almost everyone some years ago has been leaning further and further to …

  8. What is 4chan? The underbelly of the internet explained

    Sep 22, 2014 · Described as an image-based bulletin board, 4chan (www.4chan.org) is a website modeled after a Japanese forum called Futaba Channel. People use 4chan to primarily share images …

  9. 4chan, internet’s ‘most notorious website’, is likely dead

    Apr 17, 2025 · With no account system and minimal moderation, 4chan allowed users to say whatever they wanted without consequence. This made it a haven for niche interests, fringe art, and …

  10. How the Internet Left 4chan Behind - The New Yorker

    Apr 30, 2025 · 4chan was where I learned that the internet could be bad. I first encountered the site during high school, not long after its founding, in 2003, by an American teen-ager named Christopher …