EPISODE · Jun 4, 2018 · 4 MIN
4Chan Is Turning 15—And Remains the Internet's Teenager
from What's New · host SpokenLayer
The internet makes sense in metaphors. Superhighways, clouds, pages, links. Facebook is a town square. Wikipedia, a kind of brain. So what about 4chan, the imageboard site where users post just about anything, with anonymity and impunity? If you trust 4channers themselves, it’s the internet’s soul. 4chan has never been a nice place. Most people don’t spend time there, but most people feel its effects, everything from fake news to doxing. Outsiders prefer different metaphors: Cesspool. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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4Chan Is Turning 15—And Remains the Internet's Teenager
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