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It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250422233152/https://www.wired.com/story/4chan-is-dead-its-toxic-legacy-is-everywhere/

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[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 1 month ago

Who shot Hannibal?

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[-] bdonvr 4 points 1 month ago

It was always shit. IIRC wasn't it started by some guy who was mad Something Awful didn't allow loli?

Gross

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

As far as I know, Chris Poole (AKA "m00t") made 4chan to talk about anime in general and after all hentai was banned on Something Awful.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds revisionist to make moot worse than he really is. He was a kid. Most of what you know about 4chan has nothing to do with the founder (see: not owner for some time now), so your hate is misdirected.

[-] Lussy@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Good fucking riddance

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago
[-] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

League of Legends being so popular they just called themselves "New Thread" will live on forever in my memory.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago
[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 1 month ago

It wasn't always toxic. RIP

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago

Yep their done.

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