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|description=4chan is an imageboard website made in 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] This site hosts a plenty of boards with topics, including video games, fitness, politics, music, anime and many more. It is an English-language counterpart of Futaba Channel, a Japanese imageboard site discussing online culture. Introduced by Christopher Poole, site has also been known for popular internet memes made by its community. It has became known for screamers. | |||
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[[File:4chan_logo.png|thumb|4chan's logo.]] | [[File:4chan_logo.png|thumb|4chan's logo.]] | ||
'''4chan''' is an imageboard website made in 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> This site hosts a plenty of boards with topics, including video games, fitness, politics, music, anime and many more. It is an English-language counterpart of Futaba Channel, a Japanese imageboard site discussing online culture. Introduced by Christopher Poole, site has also been known for popular internet memes made by its community, and other than that, it had also became known for being involved for [[screamer]]s and [[shock site]]s such as [[Jeff the Killer]], [[Fukouna Shoujo 03]], [[Smile Dog]], [[Glory Hole Foundation]], [[Poochee and Pansy]] and among others. The site is not needed with a registration so users can post anything on boards anonymously,<ref name="The Guardian" /><ref name="Forbes" /> but users can also use a nickname for themselves on that site. | '''4chan''' is an imageboard website made in 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> This site hosts a plenty of boards with topics, including video games, fitness, politics, music, anime and many more. It is an English-language counterpart of Futaba Channel, a Japanese imageboard site discussing online culture. Introduced by Christopher Poole, site has also been known for popular internet memes made by its community, and other than that, it had also became known for being involved for [[screamer]]s and [[shock site]]s such as [[Jeff the Killer]], [[Fukouna Shoujo 03]], [[Smile Dog]], [[Glory Hole Foundation]], [[Poochee and Pansy]] and among others. The site is not needed with a registration so users can post anything on boards anonymously,<ref name="The Guardian" /><ref name="Forbes" /> but users can also use a nickname for themselves on that site. | ||
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<blockquote><u>NOTE</u>: This list is incomplete, you can help by adding [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]] involving 4chan on this list.</blockquote> | <blockquote><u>NOTE</u>: This list is incomplete, you can help by adding [[screamers]] and [[shock sites]] involving 4chan on this list.</blockquote> | ||
As mentioned, the site was introduced on 2003 by [[wikipedia:Retard|Christopher Poole]], better known online as "moot", when he was at 15-years-old.<ref name="readwrite" /><ref name="cnbc" /><ref name="The Guardian" /><ref name="The New York Times" /> The site was born shortly after Poole copied Futaba Channel's source code and translated the text into English.<ref name="readwrite" /><ref name="cnbc" /><ref name="The New York Times" /> He then advertised the site for people interested in Japanese culture.<ref name="Forbes" /> Poole left 4chan after when this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign) incident happened];<ref>D'Orazio, D. (2015, March 14). [https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/14/8214713/gamergate-scandal-convinced-4chan-founder-moot-to-leave-the-site "Gamergate scandal convinced 4chan founder moot to leave the site"]. [[wikipedia:The Verge|The Verge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref> he officially announced that he sold the site to Hiroyuki Nishimura,<ref name="cnbc" /> a founder of 2channel. | As mentioned, the site was introduced on 2003 by [[wikipedia:Retard|Christopher Poole]], better known online as "moot", when he was at 15-years-old.<ref name="readwrite" /><ref name="cnbc" /><ref name="The Guardian" /><ref name="The New York Times" /> The site was born shortly after Poole copied Futaba Channel's source code and translated the text into English.<ref name="readwrite" /><ref name="cnbc" /><ref name="The New York Times" /> He then advertised the site for people interested in Japanese culture.<ref name="Forbes" /> Poole left 4chan after when this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign) incident happened];<ref>D'Orazio, D. (2015, March 14). [https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/14/8214713/gamergate-scandal-convinced-4chan-founder-moot-to-leave-the-site "Gamergate scandal convinced 4chan founder moot to leave the site"]. [[wikipedia:The Verge|The Verge]]. Retrieved December 9, 2021.</ref> he officially announced that he sold the site to Hiroyuki Nishimura,<ref name="cnbc" /> a founder of 2channel. 4chan users also popularized [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]], a site documenting internet culture in a humorous manner, which also included [[shock sites]] such as [[Offended]]. | ||
===In screamers=== | ===In screamers=== | ||
{{MCategory|4chan}} | {{MCategory|4chan}} | ||
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On March 14, 2018, [[Shuaiby's Suicide|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/" and loads a shotgun, and shoot his face, splattering blood on the ceiling. | On March 14, 2018, [[Shuaiby's Suicide|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/" and loads a shotgun, and shoot his face, splattering blood on the ceiling. | ||
On November 18, 2021, 4chan user named Armus posted a thread about claiming to have hacked 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==== | ||
{{Main|Jeff The Killer#4chan controversy}} | {{Main|Jeff The Killer#4chan controversy}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[YouTube]] | |||
*[[TikTok]] | |||
*[[Jeff the Killer]] | |||
*[[Creepypasta]] | |||
*[[Luna Game]] | |||
*[[Flappy Bird]] | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains [[:Category:Pornography|pornography]]!. | <u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains [[:Category:Pornography|pornography]]!. | ||
