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Google hires 4chan founder Chris Poole aka 'Moot' to help boost its social project

Adrian Potoroaca — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:32:01 +0000

In a world where social media is pretty much dominated by Facebook, Google looks to the 'Zuckerberg of the underground world' as one of the key assets in its new social networking strategy. Read more...

4chan founder steps down after 11 years

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:54:01 +0000

After 11 and a half years of service, Chris Poole aka moot is stepping down as the founder and creator of 4chan. Poole will host a livestream Q&A session on YouTube. Read more...

Moot v Moot. 4Chan founder in legal row with US start-up

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:32:55 +0000

Some people, like Chris ”Moot” Poole, take their online identities very seriously. The 4Chan founder is requesting a US start-up, moot.it, change its name to avoid confusion between the two. Read more...

4chan founder introduces Canvas

Mike Brown — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:51:01 +0000

Christopher Poole, founder of the popular imageboard 4chan, has unveiled his latest project for the first time. Canvas, an image sharing website, is currently in a limited beta for now, and invites are slowly being... Read more...

UK police moot paedo hard disk amnesty

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 09 Dec 2003 17:08:16 +0000

UK police are mulling over launching an interesting initiative in which paedophiles can avoid a court appearence if they offer themselves and their hard drives up for counselling and erasure/destruction, respectively. According to the BBC,... Read more...