A study on 4chan’s culture, history, and future through the lens of identity in a hostile online space. 10 years later, it proves to be just as apt but, unfortunately, far more broadly applicable.
A study on 4chan’s culture, history, and future through the lens of identity in a hostile online space. 10 years later, it proves to be just as apt but, unfortunately, far more broadly applicable.
I can tell none of these researchers have actually been on 4chan because most of this type of behavior is only found on /b/ and /pol/. Pretty much all of the other boards stay focused on the topic at hand and rarely get the troll/sexist/racist posts.
I’ve been interested in the degree to which this is true, so I did a sample of some other boards. I always picked the first thread per board to avoid cherry picking results.
After those I got tired. Overall I’d say the SFW boards are a very mixed bag, with some of them actually being nice.