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4chan faces UK ban after refusing to pay ‘stupid’ fine
(www.independent.co.uk)
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this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2025
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Lol its a hate speech site, nazi bar. They literally use n-words. As someone from a family of immigrants, I don't deal with bigotry like "go back to your country", so no thanks, you can go enjoy the toxicity if you want lol.
Dont forget its full of pedos
Undeterred "free speech" has a self-limiting feedback loop where the most extreme views shared by a majority of users eventually drown out minority views. Threats and insults are a kind of self moderation in communities like those, they incentivise uniformity in opinions and demographic while deterring minority/disenfranchised groups from interacting, which is exactly what happened with 4Chan. For example, as of 2025 roughly 80% of 4Chan users are male compared to, say, Tumblr's 49%
Formal moderation, while not always well done, is a way to protect diverse opinions.
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