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I'm hesitant to open this can of worms, but you are correct in thinking that 4chan is simply and imageboard. The DDoS attacks on MasterCard were actually launc
by prestia 16y ago
I'm hesitant to open this can of worms, but you are correct in thinking that 4chan is simply and imageboard. The DDoS attacks on MasterCard were actually launched by a group called Anonymous, which is often associated with 4chan. However, 4chan and Anonymous are completely separate entities and their names should not be used interchangeably.
- CalvinHobbes 16y agoso the media saying it was launched be 4Chan is actually incorrect.
- x0ner 16y agoThe media understand nothing about that part of the Internet.
- moge 16y agoFirst rule of fight club...
- zephjc 16y agoUsers on 4chan are by default anonymous when posting content or comments (replies to content). At least when I last spent time there (in early 2007) it was considered a faux pas to post content with a username as it is looked as if one is trying to gain notoriety/fame for themselves, instead of giving up their content for the great good that is Anonymous. Anonymous (capitalized) is, generally speaking, not a coherent group in any sense, but a meme describing the swarm of memes and the users who propagate them (often first at 4chan) through the internet (a meta-meme?).