4chan
| 4Chan is a website where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously. |
Started: 1 October 2003
Founder: Christopher Poole
Owner: Hiroyuki Nishimura
Staff: unknown
Constitutes: social medium
4Chan is an American website, where Memes and other images can be shared anonymously. 4Chan is considered a hub of Internet culture.
History
In 2014, 4chan introduced a copyright mechanism after a number of celebrities were hacked.[1]
Usage
4chan is frequented by hackers and trolls. Wikipedia says that the site is used by Anonymous and the alt-right.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is critical of the website.
Criticism
The ADL condemns the site for Anti-semitism.