What are Anonymous and 4Chan?

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What are Anonymous and 4Chan?

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Dec 9, 2009

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Inspired by listener mail, Jonathan and Chris discuss 4Chan, the notorious image-sharing forum, and Anonymous, a loosely affiliated group of anonymous Internet users who often stage protests and actions in the real world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dec 9, 2009

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