8chan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8chan
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf imageboard
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Infinitechan
gptkbp:category gptkb:community
Defunct website
Controversial website
Imageboard
gptkbp:closed linked to mass shootings
gptkbp:commercialUse yes
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:domain 8ch.net
8ch.pl
8chan.co
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Fredrick_Brennan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8chan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:8kun
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:4chan
gptkbp:launchDate 2013
gptkbp:notableFor controversial content
association with extremist content
being deplatformed by service providers
minimal moderation
user-created boards
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Jim_Watkins
gptkbp:registration optional
gptkbp:status offline
gptkbp:successor gptkb:8kun
gptkbp:takenOfflineDate August 2019
gptkbp:website imageboard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fredrick_Brennan
gptkb:Gamergate
gptkb:alt-right
gptkb:2019_El_Paso_shooting
gptkb:El_Paso_Walmart_shooting
gptkb:Jim_Watkins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6