Website
website:4chan
Also: /G, 4chan
Anonymous imageboard discussed as a venue for explicit material, anti-Hunter activity, and publication of the celebrity-photo leak.
Technology board suggested as the possible origin of the /G-signed warning left on vulnerable ASUS routers.
“This may mean the hackers originated from the technology board on 4Chan”
“which uses /G as their name”
Anonymous imageboard discussed as a venue for explicit material, anti-Hunter activity, and publication of the celebrity-photo leak.
“You know about 4chan, right? At its core it’s just a place where people can upload photos and comment on them anonymously.”
“They went over to /b/ on 4chan and posted over one hundred nude or mostly nude photos”
Online forum where screenshots of Sarah Palin’s emails were posted.
“The hacker posted screenshots of e-mails to 4chan”
Anonymous imageboard used to post intimate images, personal information, and calls for harassment.
“there was 4chan, which is the big one”
“on 4chan it’s anonymous”
Website mentioned as a later source of attempts to spread fake news and misinformation.
“Later on, 4chan picked up on this, too, trying to get fake news to spread”
Website used as a comparison for Pump.fun’s interface and user-generated content environment.
“The site looks a lot like 4chan”
“even 4chan has rules”
Website used by Joe Tidy as a comparison for the culture of Torilauta and Ylilauta.
“that horrible website 4chan where anything goes”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | USES | anonymous posting | Explicit | 140 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | ASUSGATE | Uncertain | 5 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | The Fappening | Explicit | 34 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | 4archive | Explicit | 140 |
| incoming | MENTIONS | Madison | Explicit | 140 |
| incoming | USES | Christopher | Uncertain | 140 |
| incoming | ASSOCIATED_WITH | Pump.fun | Explicit | 152 |
ASUSGATE ASSOCIATED_WITH 4Chan
The note was signed by /G, which Jack says may mean the hackers originated from 4Chan's technology board; the association is uncertain.
Uncertain Confidence 84% · Jack Rhysider EP 5 Details
“This may mean the hackers originated from the technology board on 4Chan which uses /G as their name”
The Fappening INVOLVES 4Chan
The collector publicly posted the celebrity nude collection on 4chan.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 34 Details
“They went over to /b/ on 4chan and posted over one hundred nude or mostly nude photos of female celebrities.”
4Chan USES anonymous posting
Jack explains that users on 4chan post anonymously.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 140 Details
“The way 4chan works is everyone on there is anonymous”
4archive ASSOCIATED_WITH 4Chan
Madison identifies 4archive as a 4chan archive site.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Madison EP 140 Details
“4archive, which is a 4chan archive site”
Madison identifies 4chan as one of the websites where her photos were posted.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Madison EP 140 Details
“there was 4chan, which is the big one”
Christopher USES 4Chan
The sisters and Dana inferred that Christopher was the user posting the harassment and nude images on 4chan; the identity attribution is presented as their conclusion rather than independently established in the episode.
Uncertain Confidence 83% · Dana EP 140 Details
“We knew who it was that night”
Pump.fun ASSOCIATED_WITH 4Chan
Jack says Pump.fun's site layout looks a lot like 4chan and later describes it as having a strong resemblance to 4chan.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 152 Details
“The site looks a lot like 4chan”