4chan
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Donald Trump's 'alt-right' supporters express dismay at disavowalSome spoke out on Reddit and 4chan after Trump distanced himself from the far-right movement and appeared to walk back on his most extreme policies
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Pepe the Frog: yes, a harmless cartoon can become an alt-right mascotThe character may have started out as an innocent emblem of slackerdom – but it’s now an icon for racist and antisemitic groups
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Antisemitism watchdog adds (((echo))) symbol to hate list after Jews targetedSymbol is ‘online equivalent of taunting someone verbally’, says US watchdog the Anti-Defamation League chief, days after Google removes antisemitic Chrome extension
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4chan founder Chris Poole – 2012 archive Tech Weekly podcastIn this podcast originally published in April 2012, Aleks Krotoski explores the tension between online identity and anonymity in an interview with Chris Poole
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How should editors deal with online abuse?How do you filter out the vile and the violent while still allowing readers to engage? Our writers share their strategies
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Google hires founder of 4chan, the ‘Zuckerberg of online underground’Chris Poole founded the controversial online community 4chan when he was 15, and many speculate he’s going to help Google tackle social media
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Isis mocked with rubber ducks as internet fights terror with humourMembers of bulletin board 4chan superimpose duck heads on to images of Isis fighters, setting off craze that has spread to Twitter and Facebook
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4chan message board sold to founder of Japanese site that inspired itHiroyuko Nishimura, a web entrepreneur who was recently named editor of Variety Japan, buys the controversial site for undisclosed amount
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Most of us don’t care much about security, because it’s a hassle. But it’s not just for unfaithful spouses or sextersBetter digital security isn’t that hard. We just aren’t used to it
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4chan founder 'Moot' bids farewell: 'This is it for me. This is goodbye'Addressing more than 40,000 people, Christopher Poole, who is known as ‘Moot’, said he felt deeply proud of the community he had created
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Suspect in 4chan murder case surrenders to police in OregonDavid Kalac charged with murder of girlfriend Amber Lynn Coplin. Pictures of her naked corpse were alleged to have been uploaded to the 4chan messageboard
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Snapchat videos and pictures stored on a third-party website posted onlineImages from up to 200,000 teenagers leaked on to internet after users lured into saving images on Snapsaved.com
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Jessica Valenti: Sexually threatening an outspoken woman to shine a light on how outspoken women are sexually threatened? That’s idioticThe Emma Watson nude photos threat was a hoax – but it was still a threat
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Threat to post Emma Watson nude photos appears to be hoaxRantic.com says it created EmmaYouAreNext.com site as publicity stunt but firm does not appear to exist
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Zoe Quinn on Gamergate: 'We need a proper discussion about online hate mobs'The developer of Depression Quest speaks to Alex Hern about her life at the centre of a hate campaign
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The ultimate internet glossary: from 4chan to ZyngaKnow your lolz from your lulzsec, and your belfies from your selfies? Hannah Jane Parkinson is here to help with an almost definitive list of digital geekery
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Trolls game Taylor Swift competition in favor of school for the hearing impaired
A web-campaign to get Taylor Swift to play at any school in the country has been hijacked by 4Chan and Reddit users
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Facebook and Google want to link online and offline personas, while 4Chan and other social sites prefer people to play with the freedom of pseudonymsOnline identity: is authenticity or anonymity more important?
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From LulzSec to 4Chan: a hacking who's who
Charles Arthur: Guide to hackers and online mischief makers
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Operation Payback fails to take down Amazon in WikiLeaks revenge attack'Hacktivist' group Anonymous, linked to message board 4chan, follows online assaults against MasterCard and PayPal websites
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WikiLeaks: Who are the hackers behind Operation Payback?'Hacktivist' group Anonymous, linked to message board 4chan, has led online assault against MasterCard and Paypal websites
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Fury at AT&T web 'censorship'
The US telecom giant last week temporarily blocked 4chan, a web forum, leading to an outcry about neutrality and censorship
Future of 4chan uncertain as controversial site faces financial woes