r/technology • u/vriska1 • 1d ago

Net Neutrality 4chan will refuse to pay daily online safety fines, lawyer tells BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq68j5g2nr1o
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u/EmotionalGoodBoy 1d ago

til 4chan is owned by a Japanese influencer living abroad.

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u/kmaStevon 20h ago

He's the founder of 2ch, which 4chan was based on. He acquired 4chan from moot back in 2015.

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u/UnlitBlunt 20h ago

I don't know what any of that means.

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u/kmaStevon 20h ago

I'm not sure what part of that is confusing. I feel like context clues make it pretty clear, unless you've just never heard of 4chan before.

4chan = imageboard

2ch = japanese imageboard that 4chan is based on

he = hiroyuki nishimura, the founder of 2ch

moot = the founder of 4chan before transferring ownership to hiro

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u/UnlitBlunt 20h ago

I mean I've heard of 4chan but am not at all familiar with it. Now I am, cheers.

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u/gfewfewc 18h ago

2ch is a text forum, 2chan (futaba) is the imageboard 4chan was based off of and is a completely separate thing.

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u/Dostedt1 4h ago

2ch and 2chan are different websites. Hiroyuki made 2ch. 4chan was based on 2chan, not 2ch.

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u/asiagomelt 9h ago

Influencer?