In the opening moments of “The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem,” a defeated-sounding statement sums up the issues the documentary has...
6 months ago

Long before Pepe the Frog endorsed Trump, Japanese internet users created a new, 'very online' far-right political style. But why did it reappear decades later...
62 months ago

Matt Alt on how alt-right Web sites like 4chan and Japan's 2channel spout homophobia, nationalism, anti-feminism, and white-supremacy...
48 months ago

Rife with extremist rhetoric, racism and misogyny, these internet subcultures have a lingo all their own.
54 months ago

Chris Poole sold the sprawling image boards to their own inspiration, reports the New York Times. "Hiroyuki [Nishimura] is literally the only person in the...
108 months ago

You may have heard of or even visited so-called "imageboards" such as 2chan and 4chan, but these weird, almost completely unregulated sites...
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Japanese police sources are worried that some of 2chan's sordid history of death, destruction, and evading justice could come to its...
108 months ago

The story is reminiscent of Japanese urban legends and is said to have originated on the 2chan message board.
24 months ago

The decision incensed netizens around the country, with 2chan's founder even getting involved.
23 months ago

From leaked nude photos to encouraging users to microwave their devices, 4Chan became a popular spot for everything wrong, including hacking.
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