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Notorious image board 4chan hacked and internal data leaked
The infamous website was taken down and working intermittently, while hackers leaked alleged data like moderators email addresses, and source code.
Other times, 4chan’s cultural exports seep into the real world as innocuous memes or as hateful rhetoric that inspires right-wing terrorism. Yet 4chan’s strongest legacy comes from its political boards, where alt-right rhetoric can radicalize young users into adopting white supremacist ideals. In 2022, a then-18-year-old man murdered 10 Black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York; his 180-page manifesto borrowed from the Christchurch shooter’s online rhetoric.
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