4chan

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4chan
URL http://www.4chan.org/
Type of site Imageboard
Need an account? No
Owned by moot
Created by moot
Date started October 1, 2003

4chan is an English language website based on the Japanese Futaba Channel where people can post and discuss pictures and other images; sites like these are called imageboards. It was started in 2003 by "moot", who was 15 years old at the time. On the website, users post pictures and discuss them. When the site started it was for discussing Anime and Manga, but now many other topics are discussed.[1] One of the boards on the site, called "/b/", is dedicated to random discussions and is often mentioned in media.[2] Several Internet memes have started at 4chan, including lolcats and rickrolling.[3][4]

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