<s>
4chan	O
is	O
an	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
English-language	O
imageboard	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
hub	O
of	O
Internet	O
subculture	O
,	O
its	O
community	O
being	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
formation	O
and	O
popularization	O
of	O
prominent	O
Internet	O
memes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
lolcats	O
,	O
Rickrolling	O
,	O
rage	O
comics	O
,	O
wojaks	O
,	O
Pepe	O
the	O
Frog	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
hacktivist	O
and	O
political	O
movements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
alt-right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
homepage	O
lists	O
75	O
imageboards	O
and	O
one	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
animation	I-Operating_System
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
web	B-Application
forums	I-Application
,	O
4chan	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
registration	O
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
post	O
anonymously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
nickname	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
posting	O
,	O
even	O
one	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
previously	O
adopted	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
or	O
"	O
moot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
making	O
a	O
post	O
without	O
filling	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Name	O
"	O
field	O
causes	O
posts	O
to	O
be	O
attributed	O
to	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
general	O
understanding	O
on	O
4chan	O
holds	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
is	O
not	O
a	O
single	O
person	O
but	O
a	O
collective	O
(	O
hive	O
)	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
capcode	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
attribute	O
the	O
post	O
to	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
##	O
Mod	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
moderators	O
often	O
post	O
without	O
the	O
capcode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poole	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
regular	O
participant	O
on	O
Something	O
Awful	O
's	O
subforum	B-Application
"	O
Anime	O
Death	O
Tentacle	O
Rape	O
Whorehouse	O
"	O
(	O
ADTRW	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
many	O
users	O
were	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
imageboard	O
format	O
and	O
Futaba	O
Channel	O
(	O
"	O
2chan.net	O
 "	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
4chan	O
,	O
Poole	O
obtained	O
Futaba	O
Channel	O
's	O
open	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
translated	O
the	O
Japanese	O
text	O
into	O
English	O
using	O
AltaVista	O
's	O
Babel	B-Application
Fish	I-Application
online	O
translator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
creation	O
,	O
Poole	O
invited	O
users	O
from	O
the	O
ADTRW	O
subforum	B-Application
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
moderation	O
,	O
to	O
visit	O
4chan	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
advertised	O
as	O
an	O
English-language	O
counterpart	O
to	O
Futaba	O
Channel	O
and	O
a	O
place	O
for	O
Western	O
fans	O
to	O
discuss	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
4chan	O
's	O
culture	O
had	O
altered	O
,	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
early	O
,	O
more	O
childish	O
,	O
"	O
humour	O
,	O
as	O
evident	O
by	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
;	O
trolling	O
underwent	O
a	O
so-called	O
"	O
golden	O
age	O
"	O
,	O
taking	O
aim	O
at	O
American	O
corporate	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
4chan	O
had	O
implemented	O
reCAPTCHA	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
thwart	O
spam	O
arising	O
from	O
JavaScript	B-Language
worms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
4chan	O
made	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
utilizing	O
Cloudflare	B-Application
following	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4chan	O
imageboards	O
were	O
rewritten	O
in	O
valid	O
HTML5/CSS3	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
improve	O
client-side	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishimura	O
was	O
the	O
former	O
administrator	O
of	O
2channel	O
between	O
1999	O
and	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
forming	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
posting	O
culture	O
which	O
influenced	O
later	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Futaba	O
Channel	O
and	O
4chan	O
;	O
Nishimura	O
lost	O
2channel	O
's	O
domain	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
seized	O
by	O
his	O
registrar	O
,	O
Jim	O
Watkins	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
latter	O
alleged	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
Japanese	O
toy	O
manufacturer	O
Good	O
Smile	O
Company	O
,	O
Japanese	O
telecommunication	O
Dwango	O
,	O
and	O
Nishimura	O
's	O
company	O
Future	O
Search	O
Brazil	O
may	O
have	O
helped	O
facilitate	O
Nishimura	O
's	O
purchase	O
,	O
with	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
sources	O
telling	O
the	O
publication	O
that	O
Good	O
Smile	O
obtained	O
partial	O
ownership	O
in	O
the	O
website	O
as	O
compensation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
talk	O
,	O
Poole	O
mainly	O
attributed	O
this	O
to	O
the	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
system	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
data	O
retention	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
(	O
"	O
The	O
site	O
has	O
no	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Poole	O
gave	O
evidence	O
in	O
the	O
trial	O
United	B-Algorithm
States	I-Algorithm
of	I-Algorithm
America	I-Algorithm
v	I-Algorithm
.	I-Algorithm
David	I-Algorithm
Kernell	I-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
government	O
witness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
no	O
invasions	O
"	O
rule	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
/b/	O
users	O
spent	O
most	O
of	O
that	O
summer	O
"	O
invading	O
"	O
Habbo	B-Application
Hotel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
partially	O
to	O
its	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
nature	O
,	O
board	O
moderation	O
is	O
not	O
always	O
successful	O
—	O
indeed	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
anti-child	O
pornography	O
rule	O
is	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
jokes	O
on	O
/b/	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
outsiders	O
as	O
trolls	O
,	O
who	O
regularly	O
act	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
"	O
doing	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
lulz	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
corruption	O
of	O
"	O
LOL	B-Application
"	O
used	O
to	O
denote	O
amusement	O
at	O
another	O
's	O
expense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattathias	O
Schwartz	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
likened	O
/b/	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
high-school	O
bathroom	O
stall	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
obscene	O
telephone	B-Architecture
party	I-Architecture
line	I-Architecture
"	O
,	O
while	O
Baltimore	O
City	O
Paper	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
high	O
school	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
/b/	O
is	O
the	O
kid	O
with	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
butterfly	O
knives	O
and	O
a	O
locker	O
full	O
of	O
porn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
/mlp/	O
is	O
4chan	O
's	O
Pony	O
board	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
discussion	O
of	O
Hasbro	O
's	O
My	O
Little	O
Pony	O
franchise	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
My	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Pony	I-Application
:	I-Application
Friendship	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
and	O
its	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
proposed	O
in	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Pony	O
Preservation	O
Project	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
by	O
/mlp/	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
curate	O
pony	O
datasets	B-General_Concept
"	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
creating	O
applications	O
in	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
web	O
application	O
15.ai	B-Algorithm
has	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
Pony	O
Preservation	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Friendship	O
Is	O
Magic	O
voices	O
on	O
15.ai	B-Algorithm
were	O
trained	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
dataset	B-General_Concept
crowdsourced	O
by	O
the	O
Pony	O
Preservation	O
Project	O
:	O
audio	O
and	O
dialogue	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
and	O
related	O
media	O
—	O
including	O
all	O
nine	O
seasons	O
of	O
Friendship	O
Is	O
Magic	O
,	O
the	O
2017	O
movie	O
,	O
spinoffs	O
,	O
leaks	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
content	O
voiced	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
voice	O
actors	O
—	O
were	O
parsed	B-Algorithm
,	O
hand-transcribed	O
,	O
and	O
processed	O
to	O
remove	O
background	O
noise	O
by	O
the	O
contributors	O
of	O
the	O
Pony	O
Preservation	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
the	O
collective	O
efforts	O
and	O
constructive	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
Pony	O
Preservation	O
Project	O
have	O
been	O
integral	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
15.ai	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singer	O
Lauren	O
Mayberry	O
shared	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
thread	O
on	O
/mu/	O
about	O
her	O
band	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Leave	O
a	O
Trace	O
"	O
to	O
showcase	O
what	O
online	O
misogyny	O
looks	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alleged	O
unreleased	O
Radiohead	O
song	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Putting	O
Ketchup	O
in	O
the	O
Fridge	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
How	O
Do	O
You	O
Sit	O
Still	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
reported	O
as	O
genuine	O
by	O
NME	O
and	O
Spin	O
until	O
CNN	B-Architecture
revealed	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
hoax	O
promoted	O
by	O
the	O
board	O
's	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/pol/	O
(	O
"	O
Politically	O
Incorrect	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
4chan	O
's	O
political	O
discussion	B-Application
board	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
/pol/	O
was	O
where	O
screenshots	B-Application
of	O
Trayvon	O
Martin	O
's	O
hacked	B-Algorithm
social	O
media	O
accounts	O
were	O
initially	O
posted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
's	O
users	O
have	O
started	O
antifeminist	O
,	O
homophobic	O
,	O
transphobic	O
,	O
and	O
anti-Arab	O
Twitter	B-Application
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Trump	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Donald	O
Trump	O
Jr.	O
,	O
appeared	O
to	O
acknowledge	O
the	O
support	O
by	O
tweeting	B-Application
/pol/	O
-associated	O
memes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
user	O
on	O
/sci/	O
posted	O
a	O
question	O
regarding	O
the	O
shortest	O
possible	O
way	O
to	O
watch	O
all	O
possible	O
orders	O
of	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
The	O
Melancholy	O
of	O
Haruhi	O
Suzumiya	O
in	O
nonchronological	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
user	O
responded	O
with	O
a	O
mathematical	O
proof	O
that	O
argued	O
viewers	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
watch	O
at	O
least	O
93,884,313,611	O
episodes	O
to	O
see	O
all	O
possible	O
orderings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australian	O
mathematician	O
Greg	O
Egan	O
later	O
published	O
a	O
proof	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
proof	O
from	O
the	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
4chan	O
user	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
recognized	O
as	O
significant	O
advances	O
to	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/vp/	O
is	O
4chan	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
/vp/	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sage	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
role-playing	O
fangame	B-Application
that	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
region	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
human	O
characters	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
user	O
leaked	O
the	O
source	O
codes	O
of	O
Pokemon	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
and	O
Yellow	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
references	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pink	O
,	O
a	O
canceled	O
companion	O
game	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SCP	O
Foundation	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
secret	O
organization	O
documented	O
by	O
the	O
collaborative	O
writing	O
wiki	O
project	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
originated	O
on	O
/x/	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
SCP	O
file	O
,	O
SCP-173	O
,	O
was	O
posted	O
by	O
an	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
investigating	O
and	O
popularizing	O
the	O
controversial	O
Sad	B-Application
Satan	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
"	O
So	O
I	O
herd	O
u	O
liek	O
mudkipz	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
a	O
phrase	O
based	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
which	O
generated	O
numerous	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
tribute	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
an	O
hero	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
synonym	O
for	O
suicide	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
misspelling	O
in	O
the	O
Myspace	B-Application
online	O
memorial	O
of	O
seventh	O
grader	O
Mitchell	O
Henderson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
installment	O
of	O
a	O
word	B-Application
filter	I-Application
which	O
changed	O
"	O
egg	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
duck	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
"	O
eggroll	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
duckroll	O
"	O
,	O
across	O
4chan	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
bait-and-switch	O
meme	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
deceitfully	O
linked	O
to	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
duck	O
on	O
wheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
of	O
Tay	O
Zonday	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Chocolate	O
Rain	O
"	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
/b/	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
then	O
subsequently	O
circulated	O
by	O
users	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
very	O
popular	O
internet	O
meme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4chan	O
has	O
been	O
labeled	O
as	O
the	O
starting	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
meme	O
by	O
The	O
Baltimore	O
City	O
Paper	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
norm	O
of	O
posts	O
signed	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
"	O
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
National	O
Posts	O
David	O
George-Cosh	O
said	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
"	O
widely	O
reported	O
"	O
that	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
is	O
associated	O
with	O
4chan	O
and	O
711chan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
(	O
IRC	B-Protocol
)	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
its	O
association	O
with	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
4chan	O
has	O
become	O
associated	O
with	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Chanology	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
worldwide	O
protest	O
against	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
Scientology	O
held	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
attacks	O
,	O
this	O
action	O
was	O
characterized	O
by	O
4chan	O
memes	O
including	O
rickrolls	O
and	O
Guy	O
Fawkes	O
masks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adult	O
fandom	O
and	O
subculture	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
My	B-Application
Little	I-Application
Pony	I-Application
:	I-Application
Friendship	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
began	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Comics	O
&	O
Cartoons	O
"	O
(	O
/co/	O
)	O
board	O
of	O
4chan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
user	O
made	O
a	O
reply	O
in	O
a	O
thread	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
/pol/	O
"	O
Politically	O
Incorrect	O
"	O
of	O
4chan	O
,	O
criticizing	O
modern	O
art	O
in	O
an	O
ironic	O
fashion	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
after	O
endorsement	O
by	O
other	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
users	O
in	O
the	O
thread	O
,	O
created	O
an	O
auction	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
for	O
the	O
framed	O
photo	O
which	O
quickly	O
rose	O
to	O
high	O
prices	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$	O
90,900	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KTTV	O
Fox	O
11	O
aired	O
a	O
report	O
on	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
,	O
calling	O
them	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
"	O
hackers	O
on	O
steroids	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
domestic	O
terrorists	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
collectively	O
an	O
"	O
Internet	O
hate	O
machine	O
"	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miang	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
report	O
"	O
seems	O
to	O
confuse	O
/b/	O
raids	O
and	O
motivational	O
poster	O
templates	O
with	O
a	O
genuine	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
public	O
"	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
unrelated	O
"	O
footage	O
of	O
a	O
van	O
exploding	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
report	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
equate	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
posting	O
with	O
domestic	O
terror	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
swastika	O
CJK	O
unicode	O
character	O
( 卐	O
)	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Hot	B-Application
Trends	I-Application
list	O
—	O
a	O
tally	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
used	O
search	O
terms	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
—	O
for	O
several	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
HTML	B-Language
numeric	B-General_Concept
character	I-General_Concept
reference	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
symbol	O
had	O
been	O
posted	O
on	O
/b/	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
search	I-Application
for	O
the	O
string	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multitude	O
of	O
/b/	O
visitors	O
followed	O
the	O
order	O
and	O
pushed	O
the	O
symbol	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
chart	O
,	O
though	O
Google	B-Application
later	O
removed	O
the	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mail	O
account	O
of	O
Sarah	O
Palin	O
,	O
Republican	O
vice	O
presidential	O
candidate	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
United	O
States	O
presidential	O
election	O
,	O
was	O
hacked	B-Algorithm
by	O
a	O
4chan	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hacker	O
posted	O
the	O
account	O
's	O
password	O
on	O
/b/	O
,	O
and	O
screenshots	B-Application
from	O
within	O
the	O
account	O
to	O
WikiLeaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
/b/	O
user	O
then	O
logged	O
in	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
password	O
,	O
posting	O
a	O
screenshot	B-Application
of	O
him	O
sending	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
Palin	O
's	O
informing	O
her	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
password	O
on	O
the	O
/b/	O
thread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
forgot	O
to	O
blank	O
out	O
the	O
password	O
in	O
the	O
screenshot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
they	O
were	O
questioning	O
David	B-Algorithm
Kernell	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Democratic	O
Tennessee	O
State	O
Representative	O
Mike	O
Kernell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stock	O
price	O
of	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
fell	O
significantly	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
after	O
a	O
hoax	O
story	O
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
user-generated	O
news	O
site	O
iReport.com	O
claiming	O
that	O
company	O
CEO	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
had	O
suffered	O
a	O
major	O
heart	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
attacked	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
posting	O
pornographic	O
videos	O
on	O
the	O
video-sharing	O
platform	O
under	O
names	O
of	O
teenage	O
celebrities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
4chan	O
member	O
acknowledged	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
telling	O
BBC	O
News	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
"	O
deleting	O
music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
attacked	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
again	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
user	O
lukeywes1234	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
minimum	O
age	O
requirement	O
of	O
thirteen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
videos	O
uploaded	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
had	O
apparently	O
become	O
popular	O
with	O
4chan	O
members	O
,	O
who	O
subsequently	O
became	O
angered	O
after	O
the	O
account	O
was	O
suspended	O
and	O
called	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
wave	O
of	O
pornographic	O
videos	O
to	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
retaliation	O
against	O
the	O
Bollywood	O
film	O
industry	O
's	O
hiring	O
of	O
Aiplex	O
Software	O
to	O
launch	O
cyberattacks	O
against	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
members	O
,	O
recruited	O
through	O
posts	O
on	O
4chan	O
boards	O
,	O
subsequently	O
initiated	O
their	O
own	O
attacks	O
,	O
dubbed	O
Operation	O
Payback	O
,	O
targeting	O
the	O
website	O
of	O
the	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
Association	O
of	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
Recording	O
Industry	O
Association	O
of	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retaliation	O
for	O
the	O
initial	O
attacks	O
being	O
called	O
only	O
a	O
minor	O
nuisance	O
,	O
Anonymous	B-Algorithm
launched	O
more	O
attacks	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
site	O
down	O
yet	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
e-mails	O
have	O
been	O
hacked	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
warned	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
officials	O
in	O
Miami	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
Seattle	O
,	O
Houston	O
,	O
Oakland	O
,	O
and	O
Cleveland	O
about	O
a	O
possible	O
threat	O
involving	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
use	O
of	O
dirty	B-Application
bombs	I-Application
at	O
stadiums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
21-year-old	O
man	O
was	O
arrested	O
after	O
4chan	O
provided	O
the	O
police	O
with	O
the	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
compromise	O
of	O
user	O
passwords	O
at	O
iCloud	B-Application
allowed	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
private	O
photographs	O
taken	O
by	O
celebrities	O
to	O
be	O
posted	O
online	O
,	O
initially	O
on	O
4chan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
4chan	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
Gamergate	O
controversy	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
with	O
unsubstantiated	O
allegations	O
about	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
Zoë	O
Quinn	B-Application
from	O
an	O
ex-boyfriend	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
false	O
allegations	O
from	O
anonymous	B-Algorithm
Internet	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
Port	B-Protocol
Orchard	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
images	O
were	O
posted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
post	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Check	O
the	O
news	O
for	O
Port	B-Protocol
Orchard	O
,	O
Washington	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suspect	O
took	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
victim	O
's	O
bloodied	O
deceased	O
body	O
and	O
posted	O
it	O
to	O
Discord	B-Application
and	O
his	O
own	O
Instagram	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
photos	O
were	O
widely	O
shared	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
and	O
other	O
sites	O
,	O
particularly	O
on	O
4chan	O
,	O
where	O
many	O
users	O
mocked	O
and	O
celebrated	O
her	O
death	O
,	O
saying	O
she	O
deserved	O
it	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
killer	O
while	O
depicting	O
Devins	O
as	O
a	O
manipulative	O
young	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
began	O
to	O
frequent	O
4chan	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
Politically	O
Incorrect	O
message	B-Application
board	I-Application
/pol/	O
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
exposed	O
to	O
the	O
Great	O
Replacement	O
conspiracy	O
theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
T	O
's	O
DSL	O
branch	O
temporarily	O
blocked	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
img.4chan.org	O
domain	O
(	O
host	O
of	O
/b/	O
and	O
/r9k/	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
attempt	O
at	O
Internet	B-Application
censorship	I-Application
,	O
and	O
met	O
with	O
hostility	O
on	O
4chan	O
's	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
AT&T	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
block	O
was	O
put	O
in	O
place	O
after	O
an	O
AT&T	O
customer	O
was	O
affected	O
by	O
a	O
DoS	O
attack	O
originating	O
from	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
connected	O
to	O
img.4chan.org,	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
"	O
prevent	O
this	O
attack	O
from	O
disrupting	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
impacted	O
AT&T	O
customer	O
,	O
and	O
...	O
our	O
other	O
customers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
4chan	O
started	O
receiving	O
reports	O
from	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
customers	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
having	O
difficulties	O
accessing	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
image	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
investigating	O
,	O
Poole	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
traffic	O
on	O
port	B-Protocol
80	O
to	O
the	O
boards.4chan.org	O
domain	O
was	O
affected	O
,	O
leading	O
members	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
block	O
was	O
intentional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
4chan	O
was	O
"	O
explicitly	O
blocked	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
