User:Psiĥedelisto/420chan
Type of site | Imageboard |
|---|---|
| Founded | 20 April 2005 |
| Owner | Taima Enterprises |
| Created by | Aubrey Cottle |
| URL | 420chan.org not420chan |
| Registration | No |
| Current status | Active |
420chan is an anonymous imageboard founded on 20 April 2005[2][note 1] by freelance web developer[3] Aubrey Cottle.[4] While in its early history it was primarily known for hosting a board known as /i/,[1] then used by the hacker collective Anonymous[5] to stage "invasions" against individuals and web platforms such as Habbo Hotel,[6] the modern incarnation of the website is primarily known for hosting discussions about drugs legal and illegal.[7]: PT403 The site is also known for its LGBT discussion boards, /cd/ and /sd/.[8]
Footnotes
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The .org TLD specifies its creation dates in its WHOIS data using ISO 8601 dates. Therefore, the creation date of
2005-04-21T03:39:16Zspecifies that the domain was registered on 21 April 2005, in UTC. However, because Cottle is from Toronto, which in April has timezone UTC−05:00, the registration actually did happen in the final hours of 20 April 2005.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Singel, Ryan (2007-07-27). "Investigative Report Reveals Hackers Terrorize the Internet for LULZ". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "WHOIS for 420chan.org". Domain WHOIS. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2020-05-19 – via WHOIS.com.
- ^ Villarreal, Daniel (2020-03-10). "In the Late 1980s, Nintendo Revealed That Super Mario Has an Uncircumcised Penis". Hornet. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Internet Intruder From Australia May Be Behind Early Morning Prank That Led To Local ETF Raid". CityNews Toronto. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Caneppele, Stefano; Calderoni, Francesco (2013-10-30). Organized Crime, Corruption and Crime Prevention: Essays in Honor of Ernesto U. Savona. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 235. ISBN 978-3-319-01839-3.
- ^ Shuman, Phil (July 26, 2007). "FOX 11 Investigates: 'Anonymous'". MyFOX Los Angeles. KTTV (Fox). Archived from the original on 2008-05-22.
- ^ Olson, Parmy (2012-06-05). We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-21353-0.
420chan is known for its discussion of drugs.
- ^ Sauerbier, Rachel Ann (2011). Word is out: the use of social media sites during the coming out process (PDF). California State University, Chico. pp. 8, 52.
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