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| 2003 || October 1 || Prelude || English-language {{w|imageboard}} website {{w|4chan}} launches describing itself as "a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chiel |first1=Ethan |title=Meet the man keeping 8chan, the world's most vile website, alive |url=https://splinternews.com/meet-the-man-keeping-8chan-the-worlds-most-vile-websit-1793856249 |website=splinternews.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> The website is intended to be an American counterpart to the popular Japanese {{w|Futaba Channel}} ("2chan") imageboard and a place to discuss {{w|manga}} and {{w|anime}}.<ref name="what4chan" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/tuning-into-innovation-outside-the-confines-of-english-speaking-web-1.919524|title=Tuning into innovation outside the confines of English-speaking web|last=O'Brien|first=Danny|date=May 2, 2008|newspaper={{w|The Irish Times}}|accessdate=12 August 2019}}</ref>