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'''4chan''' is an anonymous imageboard website known for its [[Far-right politics|far-right]] content. It users are almost exclusively male and frequently use [[Racism|racist]], [[Sexism|sexist]], and [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] slurs.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Tim Squirrell|newspaper=Quartz|title=Linguistic data analysis of 3 billion Reddit comments shows the alt-right is getting stronger|date=2017-08-18|url=https://qz.com/1056319/what-is-the-alt-right-a-linguistic-data-analysis-of-3-billion-reddit-comments-shows-a-disparate-group-that-is-quickly-uniting/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708222813/https://qz.com/|archive-date=2022-07-08|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref>
'''4chan''' is an anonymous imageboard website known for its [[Far-right politics|far-right]] content. It users are almost exclusively male and frequently use [[Racism|racist]], [[Sexism|sexist]], and [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] slurs.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Tim Squirrell|newspaper=Quartz|title=Linguistic data analysis of 3 billion Reddit comments shows the alt-right is getting stronger|date=2017-08-18|url=https://qz.com/1056319/what-is-the-alt-right-a-linguistic-data-analysis-of-3-billion-reddit-comments-shows-a-disparate-group-that-is-quickly-uniting/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708222813/https://qz.com/|archive-date=2022-07-08|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref> Multiple far-right movements have originated on 4chan, including [[QAnon]]<ref>{{Web citation|author=Olivia Riggio|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=YouTube’s biggest info channels carry corporate news, not alternative views|date=2022-06-09|url=https://mronline.org/2022/06/09/youtubes-biggest-info-channels-carry-corporate-news-not-alternative-views/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614015926/https://mronline.org/2022/06/09/youtubes-biggest-info-channels-carry-corporate-news-not-alternative-views/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref> and the [[Boogaloo movement|Boogaloo boys]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Diane Ravitch|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=What is the Bougaloo Movement?|date=2020-06-05|url=https://mronline.org/2020/06/05/what-is-the-bougaloo-movement/|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref>


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4chan is an anonymous imageboard website known for its far-right content. It users are almost exclusively male and frequently use racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic slurs.[1] Multiple far-right movements have originated on 4chan, including QAnon[2] and the Boogaloo boys.[3]

References

  1. Tim Squirrell (2017-08-18). "Linguistic data analysis of 3 billion Reddit comments shows the alt-right is getting stronger" Quartz. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. Olivia Riggio (2022-06-09). "YouTube’s biggest info channels carry corporate news, not alternative views" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. Diane Ravitch (2020-06-05). "What is the Bougaloo Movement?" Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-08-08.