8chan

8chan (stylized as ∞chan), is a website in the style of 4chan, 8chan is composed of user-created messages. The person who makes these messages are the ones who moderates each board, with minimal rules from site administration. The site has been linked to white supremacism, neo-Nazism, the alt-right, racism, antisemitism, hate crimes, and multiple mass shootings. The site has been known to host CP; as a result, it was remove from the Google Search in 2015. Other of the site's boards played an active role in the Gamergate harassment campaign, encouraging Gamergate affiliates to go to 8chan after 4chan banned the topic. 8chan is the origin of the QAnon conspiracy theory.

References

↑ Brennan, Fredrick. "FAQ". null.net. Infinitechan. Retrieved November 23, 2014.^{[dead link]}
↑ Wong, Julia Carrie (2019-08-04). "8chan: the far-right website linked to the rise in hate crimes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
↑ Roose, Kevin (2019-08-04). "8chan Is a Megaphone for Gunmen. 'Shut the Site Down,' Says Its Creator". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Mezzofiore, Gianluca; O'Sullivan, Donie (2019-08-05). "El Paso shooting is at least the third atrocity linked to 8chan this year". CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
↑ O'Neill, Patrick Howell (November 17, 2014). "8chan, the central hive of Gamergate, is also an active pedophile network". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
↑ Dewey, Caitlin (January 13, 2015). "This is what happens when you create an online community without any rules". The Washington Post.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Machkovech, Sam (August 14, 2015). "8chan-hosted content disappears from Google searches". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on June 7, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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↑ Thomas, Elise (February 17, 2020). "Qanon Deploys 'Information Warfare' to Influence the 2020 Election". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

[faq-1] Brennan, Fredrick. "FAQ". null.net. Infinitechan. Retrieved November 23, 2014.^{[dead link]}

[MatthewPrince-2] Wong, Julia Carrie (2019-08-04). "8chan: the far-right website linked to the rise in hate crimes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-05.

[nytimes_20190804-3] Roose, Kevin (2019-08-04). "8chan Is a Megaphone for Gunmen. 'Shut the Site Down,' Says Its Creator". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[4] Mezzofiore, Gianluca; O'Sullivan, Donie (2019-08-05). "El Paso shooting is at least the third atrocity linked to 8chan this year". CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-05.

[Howell2014-5] O'Neill, Patrick Howell (November 17, 2014). "8chan, the central hive of Gamergate, is also an active pedophile network". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.

[WashPost-6] Dewey, Caitlin (January 13, 2015). "This is what happens when you create an online community without any rules". The Washington Post.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[ars-8chancensor-7] Machkovech, Sam (August 14, 2015). "8chan-hosted content disappears from Google searches". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on June 7, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

[far-right_conspiracy_theory-8] Sources:
Guglielmi, Giorgia (28 October 2020). "The next-generation bots interfering with the US election". Nature. 587 (7832): 21. Bibcode:2020Natur.587...21G. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-03034-5. PMID 33116324. S2CID 226052075.

Neiwert, David (January 17, 2018). "Conspiracy meta-theory 'The Storm' pushes the 'alternative' envelope yet again". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

Collins, Ben; Zadrozny, Brandy (August 10, 2018). "The far right is struggling to contain Qanon after giving it life". NBC News.

Rosenberg, Eli (November 30, 2018). "Pence shares picture of himself meeting a SWAT officer with a QAnon conspiracy patch". The Washington Post.

"Broward SWAT sergeant has unauthorized 'QAnon' conspiracy patch at airport with VP, report says". Sun-Sentinel. November 30, 2018.

Moore, McKenna (August 1, 2018). "What You Need to Know About Far-Right Conspiracy QAnon". Fortune.

Roose, Kevin (July 10, 2019). "Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Right-Wing Social Media Trolls". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

[mwqw] Guglielmi, Giorgia (28 October 2020). "The next-generation bots interfering with the US election". Nature. 587 (7832): 21. Bibcode:2020Natur.587...21G. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-03034-5. PMID 33116324. S2CID 226052075.

[mwuw] Neiwert, David (January 17, 2018). "Conspiracy meta-theory 'The Storm' pushes the 'alternative' envelope yet again". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

[mwww] Collins, Ben; Zadrozny, Brandy (August 10, 2018). "The far right is struggling to contain Qanon after giving it life". NBC News.

[mwyA] Rosenberg, Eli (November 30, 2018). "Pence shares picture of himself meeting a SWAT officer with a QAnon conspiracy patch". The Washington Post.

[mwzg] "Broward SWAT sergeant has unauthorized 'QAnon' conspiracy patch at airport with VP, report says". Sun-Sentinel. November 30, 2018.

[mw1A] Moore, McKenna (August 1, 2018). "What You Need to Know About Far-Right Conspiracy QAnon". Fortune.

[mw2Q] Roose, Kevin (July 10, 2019). "Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Right-Wing Social Media Trolls". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 17, 2019.

[:4-9] Weill, Kelly (2020-11-12). "QAnon's Home 8kun Is Imploding—and Q Has Gone Silent". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2025-04-15.

[:5-10] Thomas, Elise (February 17, 2020). "Qanon Deploys 'Information Warfare' to Influence the 2020 Election". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-01-21.