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  1. thecinemaholic.com › christopher-pooleChristopher Poole: Where is The 4Chan Founder Today?

    Apr 5, 2024 · Learn about Christopher Poole, the creator of 4chan, a website that became a hub for trolling, misogyny, and alt-right ideologies. Find out how he started, why he retired, and what he did after Google.

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  3. www.cnbc.com › 2021/04/22 › 4chan-founder-chris4chan founder Chris Poole ("Moot") has left Google - CNBC

    Apr 22, 2021 · Chris Poole, who created the controversial online community 4chan in 2003, left Google in April 2021. He held several roles at the company, including product manager in social media and maps, but faced criticism for his past involvement with 4chan.

  4. www.msn.com › en-us › newsWhere Is Moot Now? Here's What Happened To Christopher Poole ...

    Christopher Poole, also known as moot, created the influential anonymous messageboard site 4chan in 2003 as a teenager. He left 4chan in 2015 and joined Google, where he worked as a product manager until 2021.

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  6. readwrite.com › 4chan-moot-christopher-pool-qa4chan’s Christopher Poole: I Was A Teenage Coder—And Then I ...

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    ReadWrite:What’s it like to be a founder and a coder at the same time? Chris Poole:Actually, I would say I don’t even fall into that bucket. I was probably a better programmer as a teenager than I am today. Which is kind of like the inverse of I guess what’s normally the case. I don’t count programming as one of my talents. So I spent a number of y...

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    RW: So why did you keep it on anonymous? Why didn’t you tell anyone? CP: It was a privacy and safety thing. I was young and wasn’t even 18. The site had some, even in the early stages, inappropriate content like the pornography would be posted to it and choice language. I just didn’t think it would be appropriate if others found out about it. Later...

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    RW:4chan has become a springboard for many memes. Did you ever imagine that it would be so influential? CP:No I didn’t imagine it. But I think that it makes sense [because] the two things that really define 4chan are its anonymity and the ephemerality of its content. So the anonymity I’ve advocated in the past for allowing people to share using a p...

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    RW:Let’s touch again on the anonymous thing. You’ve been a large proponent of maintaining anonymity online, and even the hacker group Anonymous was formed on 4chan. Is there a message that you want to give people regarding Internet privacy, especially now with the NSA and big Internet companies coming under fire for user privacy? CP:Yeah, I’ve alwa...

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    Learn how Christopher Poole, also known as "moot", founded 4chan, one of the Web's best-known meme-launchers and online communities, when he was 15. Find out how he balanced high school and his secret project, and why he decided to reveal his identity in 2008.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 4chan4chan - Wikipedia

    Christopher Poole, 4chan's founder, at XOXO Festival in 2012. The majority of posting on 4chan takes place on imageboards, on which users have the ability to share images and create threaded discussions. [6][7] As of August 2022, the site's homepage lists 75 imageboards and one Flash animation board.

  8. www.rollingstone.com › culture › culture-features4chan Overlord Christopher Poole Reveals Why He Walked Away

    Mar 13, 2015 · Christopher Poole, the founder of 4chan, the notorious website for memes and mayhem, quit in 2015 after 11 years of running it. He talks about his decision, the site's impact and his personal struggles in this Rolling Stone interview.

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  10. www.ted.com › talks › christopher_moot_poole_theChristopher "moot" Poole: The case for anonymity online - TED

    Christopher Poole, also known as "moot", is the founder of 4chan, an uncensored imageboard that spawned many Internet memes and hacks. In this talk, he explores the pros and cons of online anonymity and its impact on society.