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4chan founder Christopher ‘moot’ Poole joins Google to save Google+

What can he really do to revive the objectively failed network?

On Mar 8, 2016 by AJ Dellinger

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4chan sold to the founder of the original anonymous image board

4chan gets a new owner.

On Sep 21, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Christopher ‘moot’ Poole tells us why he left 4chan, and what’s next

Christopher “moot” Poole founded the site 4chan in 2003. Now he’s moving on.

On Jan 22, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III

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After 11 years, 4chan founder Christopher ‘moot’ Poole is stepping down

Moot, 4chan's sole administrator, is calling it quits.

On Jan 21, 2015 by Fernando Alfonso III

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YouBeMom: The anything-goes parenting cult that’s basically 4chan for mothers

“Do couples really swing still?” “It’s alive and well in our burb.”

On Aug 8, 2014 by Brendan O'Connor

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4chan’s ‘moot’ confirms the imageboard was hacked

It wasn't just trolling.

On Apr 30, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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4chan founder Christopher Poole closes Canvas, Drawquest

“No soft landing, no happy ending—we simply failed,” he wrote.

On Jan 21, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Rigging Time’s Person of the Year poll? All in a day’s twerk

Voting for Time's Person of the Year poll runs for another full week, but it looks like we may already have a winner.

On Nov 26, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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4chan’s latest racist vote-rigging prank could net $10,000 for moot

4chan's rehashing its famous Mountain Dew prank, but this time, the target is Neuro Drinks.

On Oct 11, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Swastikas, porn, and feels: 4chan users explain 4chan to us

After 10 years and over a billion posts, it can still be difficult to describe the site, so we asked users to explain their 4chan.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Now 10 years old, 4chan is the most important site you never visit

4chan's overlord, Christopher Poole (a.k.a. moot), has been financing and running 4chan for 10 years. What is next?

On Oct 1, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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I reported on 4chan—and all I got was this lousy pizza

Here's what happens when you report on the Internet's most notorious forum for pranks and mischief. 

On Dec 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

4chan controversy

The most disturbing controversies in 4chan history

4chan is regarded as one of the worst places on the internet—and with good reason.

On Oct 3, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III, John-Michael Bond

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4chan reaches 1 billion posts

The Internet's most notorious messageboard celebrated a milestone Friday, but nobody knows what the billionth post actually was.

On Aug 3, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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The king of Canvas needs a queen

Who should rule the imageboard alongside founder Chris "Moot" Poole? Canvas users weigh in.

On Jul 12, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III