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The most toxic community on the internet is homeless Members Public

8chan, home of mass shooters, QAnon and the cradle of GamerGate is finding it hard to get back online. And its founder it working to keep it that way.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
chans

From nihilistic lulz to the White House: 4chan and Trump's electing coalition Members Public

Dale Beran has written a fascinating and compelling long read, drawing a direct line from 4chan springing to life from Something Awfulโ€™s forums, to the rise of Trump [https://medium.com/@DaleBeran/4chan-the-skeleton-key-to-the-rise-of-trump-624e7cb798cb#.ka2rhjhhn] . And the bridging factor? Milo. He took the GamerGate movement and connected it up with

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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Understanding chan culture, the birthplace of GamerGate Members Public

Boing Boing has published a fascinating exploration of chan culture [http://boingboing.net/2014/12/31/how-imageboard-culture-shaped.html] โ€“ the society of โ€œanonsโ€ that congregate around 4chan and its spinoffs โ€“ and the problems created when it clashes with, say, Twitter culture, as it did at the height of GamerGate: > This

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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