8chan

8chan, also called Infinitechan, is an English-language imageboard website composed of user-created boards. Each board is moderated by its respective creator, with minimal interaction from other site administration.

The site has received both praise and criticism for its stance on free speech, which involves allowing any content to be posted, so long as it adheres to United States law.

Several sites's boards have played an active role in the Gamergate controversy, encouraging Gamergate affiliates to frequent 8chan after the topic was banned on the unaffiliated imageboard 4chan. As of August of 2015, the site was the 10,204th most visited site in the world, and in November of 2014, it was receiving an average of 35,000 unique visitors per day and 400,000 posts per week when it was at a higher rank.

History

8chan was created in October of 2013 by computer programmer Fredrick Brennan, also known by the nickname "Hotwheels." Brennan created the website after he observed what he perceived to be rapidly escalating surveillance and a loss of free speech on the Internet. Brennan, who considers the imageboard 4chan to have grown into authoritarianism, describes 8chan as a "free-speech-friendly" alternative, and had originally conceptualized the site while experiencing a psychedelic mushrooms trip.

8chan (disambiguation)

8chan or 8-chan may refer to: