4Chan
nostradamus
QAnon Hysteria Shows that the World Learned Nothing From 2016
Calling the internet’s newest conspiracy craze a leftist prank just adds another layer of unproven conspiratorial bullshit.
Matthew Gault
8.9.18
Memes
Researchers Studied 160 Million Memes and Found Most of Them Come From Two Websites
A study of hundreds of millions of images from Reddit, 4chan, Gab, and Twitter reveals how memes spread.
Samantha Cole
6.12.18
Obituaries
Adam Parfrey's Feral House Was the Forerunner to Reddit and 4chan
Parfrey is dead at 61.
Matthew Gault
5.11.18
LFE
The Obscure 4chan Religion That Promises a Cyberpunk Afterlife
Anime cult or 4chan prank? Unravelling the mystery of systemspace.
Addison Nugent
11.27.17
first amendment
Berkeley Doesn't Have to Choose Between Social Justice and Free Speech
Framing the controversy in terms of “classic” trolling rhetoric allows us to talk about more than just free speech.
Whitney Phillips
9.26.17
Memes
Surreal Memes Are the Last Escape the Internet Has
The best part is that they’re about nothing at all.
Louise Matsakis
7.1.17
Trolls Gonna Troll
How 4Chan's Structure Creates a 'Survival of the Fittest' for Memes
High turnover and a battle for attention breeds offensive but viral content.
Corin Faife
6.1.17
Meme Magic
'Kill All Normies' Is About the Alt-Right But the Left Ends Up Looking Worse
A new book from Irish author Angela Nagle chronicles the rise of the alt-right and how the worst of the internet went mainstream.
Roisin Kiberd
5.12.17
Shadow Brokers
The Password to the Latest NSA Leak Is a 4chan Meme
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Sarah Jeong
4.18.17
The Deplorables
The Secret Chatrooms Where Donald Trump Memes Are Born
"Nobody asks to be invited there, it’s one of those things where you have to be tapped."
Jason Koebler
4.4.17
Meme Magic
Trolling Scholars Debunk the Idea That the Alt-Right’s Shitposters Have Magic Powers
Asserting that alt-right "trolls" were a deciding factor in Trump’s victory minimizes the broader trends that amplified their influence.
Whitney Phillips, Jessica Beyer, and Gabriella Coleman
3.22.17
garbage fire
The ‘Rules of the Internet’ Reflect an Online Wild West That’s Fading Away
"If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions."
Roisin Kiberd
2.22.17
