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{{Quote|The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.}} | {{Quote|The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.}} | ||
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|title = 4chan | |title = 4chan | ||
|image = 4chan.png | |image = 4chan.png | ||
|imagecaption = | |imagecaption = A screenshot of 4chan.org on April 1, 2023 | ||
|maker = Chris Poole | |maker = Chris Poole | ||
|type = Imageboard | |type = Imageboard | ||
|registered in = 2003 | |registered in = 2003 | ||
|written in = HTML5, CSS, Javascript | |written in = PHP, HTML5, CSS, Javascript | ||
|status = Online | |status = Online | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''4chan''' is a widely known English-language imageboard [[website]], which was created by ''[[wikipedia:Christopher Poole|Christopher Poole]]'', who is also known as "moot", in October 2003.<ref name="readwrite">Larson, S. (2018, September 29). [https://readwrite.com/2013/11/04/4chan-moot-christopher-pool-qa/ "4chan's Christopher Poole: I was a teenage coder-and then I stopped."] ReadWrite. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref><ref name="cnbc">Elias, J. (2021, April 23). [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/22/4chan-founder-chris-poole-moot-has-left-google.html "4chan founder Chris Poole has left google"]. CNBC. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref><ref name="The Guardian">Wong, J. C. (2016, March 8). [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/chris-poole-4chan-google-hire-social-media "Google hires founder of 4chan, the 'Zuckerberg of Online Underground'"]. [[wikipedia:The Guardian|The Guardian]]. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref><ref name="The New York Times">Bilton, N. (2010, March 19). [https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/one-on-one-christopher-poole-founder-of-4chan/ "One on one: Christopher Poole, founder of 4chan"]. [[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times]]. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref><ref name="Forbes">Ewalt, D. M. (2011, August 11). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2011/03/13/4chans-christopher-poole-why-anonymity-rules/ "4chan's Christopher Poole: Why anonymity rules"]. [[wikipedia:Forbes|Forbes]]. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref> The website [[hosts]] various boards that cater to diverse topics such as anime, manga, video games, music, literature, fitness, politics, and more. One of the unique features of the website is that users can post content anonymously. Threads on the website are also given a bump limit, which archives a thread once a certain number of posts have been reached. 4chan has been infamous for its controversial content. | |||
The site has several boards, and some boards like "[[wikipedia:/b/|/b/]]" (random) are notorious for hosting offensive and shocking material. Due to its anonymous nature, 4chan has become a platform for activism, trolling, and pranksters, with users frequently participating in raids, hacking, and creating viral content and memes. The website has been associated with several internet subcultures and is credited with creating several memes, including "[[wikipedia:Rickrolling|Rickrolling]]". Despite its popularity, 4chan has received criticism for its role in spreading hate speech, harassment, and misinformation. The site's moderation policies have also been a topic of debate. Some argue that the site's lack of moderation promotes free speech and creativity, while others criticize it for promoting toxic behavior and allowing illegal activities to thrive. Nevertheless, 4chan remains a popular platform with millions of visitors every month. | The site has several boards, and some boards like "[[wikipedia:/b/|/b/]]" (random) are notorious for hosting offensive and shocking material. Due to its anonymous nature, 4chan has become a platform for activism, trolling, and pranksters, with users frequently participating in raids, hacking, and creating viral content and memes. The website has been associated with several internet subcultures and is credited with creating several memes, including "[[wikipedia:Rickrolling|Rickrolling]]". Despite its popularity, 4chan has received criticism for its role in spreading hate speech, harassment, and misinformation. The site's moderation policies have also been a topic of debate. Some argue that the site's lack of moderation promotes free speech and creativity, while others criticize it for promoting toxic behavior and allowing illegal activities to thrive. Nevertheless, 4chan remains a popular platform with millions of visitors every month. | ||
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A flash animation called [[Derpy animation.swf]] was first mentioned on January 3, 2012, in /f/, a board list of flash animations. The animation was supposed to lure My Little Pony fans into thinking the screamer was a list of Derpy's animations. | A flash animation called [[Derpy animation.swf]] was first mentioned on January 3, 2012, in /f/, a board list of flash animations. The animation was supposed to lure My Little Pony fans into thinking the screamer was a list of Derpy's animations. | ||
On March 14, 2018, [[Shuaiby | On March 14, 2018, [[Suicide of Shuaiby|Shuaib "Shuaiby" Aslam]] started a Livestream on his [[YouTube]] channel titled "Hey". Tarp was put on the windows to cover any debris. He starts a Discord call and two other people can be heard talking, one of them crying. A bit later, he holds out a piece of paper with the text "Bye /r9k/", loads a shotgun, and finally shoots his face, splattering blood on the ceiling. | ||
On November 18, 2021, a 4chan user named ''Armus'' posted a thread claiming to have hacked kingliam3's account along with the popular [[Scratch]] copy of the [[Flappy Bird]] game and added [[Suicide of Ronnie McNutt|Ronnie McNutt's suicide]] on it. | On November 18, 2021, a 4chan user named ''Armus'' posted a thread claiming to have hacked kingliam3's account along with the popular [[Scratch]] copy of the [[Flappy Bird]] game and added [[Suicide of Ronnie McNutt|Ronnie McNutt's suicide]] on it. | ||
===Jeff the Killer controversy=== | ===Jeff the Killer controversy=== | ||
[[File:Katy_Robinson.png|215px|right|thumb|The controversy started after it was believed that the person in the Jeff The Killer picture was a nonexistent person named Katy Robinson (pictured), who had committed suicide after being bullied on 4chan.]] | [[File:Katy_Robinson.png|215px|right|thumb|The controversy started after it was believed that the person in the Jeff The Killer picture was a nonexistent person named Katy Robinson (pictured), who had committed suicide after being bullied on 4chan.]] | ||
4chan quickly became involved with creepypasta Jeff The Killer shortly after an anonymous claim that the image of Jeff was revealed to be an extensively unedited picture of a woman named "Katy Robinson", who had committed suicide in 2008.<ref name="Daily Dot">III, Fernando Alfonso. “4chan Hunts down the Origins of an Internet Horror Legend.” The Daily Dot, 1 June 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/4chan-x-origins-jeff-the-killer/</nowiki>.</ref><ref name="Gizmodo">Newitz, Annalee. “Who Is ‘Jeff the Killer’? and Is His Picture Haunted by a Real Death?” Gizmodo, 16 Dec. 2015, from <nowiki>https://gizmodo.com/who-is-jeff-the-killer-and-is-his-picture-haunted-by-1016241494</nowiki>.</ref> However, some users claimed that it was a picture of a dog with a broken jaw.<ref name="Daily Dot" /><ref name="Gizmodo" /> | 4chan quickly became involved with creepypasta Jeff The Killer shortly after an anonymous claim that the image of Jeff was revealed to be an extensively unedited picture of a woman named "Katy Robinson", who had committed suicide in 2008.<ref name="Daily Dot">III, Fernando Alfonso. “4chan Hunts down the Origins of an Internet Horror Legend.” The Daily Dot, 1 June 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/4chan-x-origins-jeff-the-killer/</nowiki>.</ref><ref name="Gizmodo">Newitz, Annalee. “Who Is ‘Jeff the Killer’? and Is His Picture Haunted by a Real Death?” Gizmodo, 16 Dec. 2015, from <nowiki>https://gizmodo.com/who-is-jeff-the-killer-and-is-his-picture-haunted-by-1016241494</nowiki>.</ref> However, some users claimed that it was a picture of a dog with a broken jaw.<ref name="Daily Dot" /><ref name="Gizmodo" /> A story was created by a few /b/ users to explain the origin of this image: A woman named "Victoria" was a live-streamer on Stickam and used 4chan as a way to self-promote herself for fame; One user posted a screenshot of her face with the caption "Am I pretty?", Later, users started posting their own photoshop versions of the image, with one of the users posting the actual, old version of Jeff's face with the caption "Now you are." Victoria quickly found out about the post and disappeared without a trace.<ref><nowiki>https://www.reddit.com/r/creepypasta/comments/bd5wzp/jeff_the_killer_new_image_origins/</nowiki></ref> | ||
However, after 4chan's research on these rumors about the origin quickly revealed that the woman in the picture was named "Heather White", and the picture of Jeff was originally uploaded on the Japanese site, pya.cc, on November 16, 2005. The Jeff image originally came from a less unedited photo of a pale woman with googly eyes smiling, which was also uploaded to that site; the image was edited to make the smile enlarged and stretched out, and the eyes to have white and black pupils, which became known as the appearance of the character of Jeff. | However, after 4chan's research on these rumors about the origin quickly revealed that the woman in the picture was named "Heather White", and the picture of Jeff was originally uploaded on the Japanese site, pya.cc, on November 16, 2005. The Jeff image originally came from a less unedited photo of a pale woman with googly eyes smiling, which was also uploaded to that site; the image was edited to make the smile enlarged and stretched out, and the eyes to have white and black pupils, which became known as the appearance of the character of Jeff. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The site was born shortly after Poole copied Futaba Channel's source code and translated the text into English. | *The site was born shortly after Poole copied Futaba Channel's source code and translated the text into English. | ||
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==See also== | |||
*[[YouTube]] | |||
*[[TikTok]] | |||
*[[Newgrounds]] | |||
*[[Jeff the Killer]] | |||
*[[Creepypasta]] | |||
*[[Luna Game]] | |||
*[[Flappy Bird]] | |||
==Links== | |||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains [[:Category:Pornography|pornography]]! | |||
*4chan.org | |||
* '''Safe for work link (no NSFW boards)''': <s>4channel.org</s> | |||
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