Heroes and villains: 11 instances of 4chan vengeance played out in real life

The Internet has produced some very questionable communities, and no such list would be complete without mention of 4chan. In its 12 years of existence, the site has been the source of brilliant, twisted genius and gross depravity.

Back in 2003, a then-15-year-old Christopher “moot” Poole established the site based on a Japanese message board called 2chan. Poole, a fan of Japanese pop culture, wanted to set up an American version of 2chan since he didn’t understand Japanese. (In September of this year, Poole sold his site to the creator of his inspiration, Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of 2chan.)

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