“Free speech” imageboard alternative; minimal moderation platform.
8chan launches as 4chan alternative
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Caldwell, D. (2014). Q&A with Fredrick Brennan of 8chan. Know Your Meme. Interview of 14 October 2014 in which Brennan states the site 'was opened in October 2013 as a place where anyone who wanted to could make their own board.' Founder's own account and the source for the month; no source consulted establishes the day.
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Internet Archive. 8chan.co (earliest archived capture). (2014). First successful Wayback capture, 8 February 2014, confirming the site was public by then. The archive record begins after the stated October 2013 opening and so does not corroborate it independently.
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October 2013
8chan launches as 4chan alternative
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