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'''4chan''' was 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|hosted]] 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 was that users could post content anonymously. Threads on the website were also given a bump limit, which archived a thread once a certain number of posts had been reached. 4chan has been infamous for its controversial content.

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 '''4chan''' was 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|hosted]] 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 was that users could post content anonymously. Threads on the website were also given a bump limit, which archived a thread once a certain number of posts had been reached. 4chan has been infamous for its controversial content.