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NYT: "In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star."
(December 18, 2022)

📰 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/18/business/4chan-hiroyuki-nishimura.html

https://archive.is/FkbEK
(no paywall)

"Hiroyuki Nishimura (※) has become a famous voice for disenchanted young Japanese. What he talks much less about is his ownership of the notorious website 4chan."

※"ひろゆき" こと "西村博之"(@[email protected])

#QAnon #4chan #8chan #8kun #ChanCulture #J6

Never Again. Seriously.

📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK_Gf9H2CWI

#QIntoTheStorm
https://www.hbo.com/q-into-the-storm

#QAnon #ChanCulture #J6

Jim Watkins was a server supplier and business partner of Japanese bulletin board "2channel", but after a dispute with Hiroyuki Nishimura over money, he effectively took over and gained the right to run Japan's largest anonymous board, which still exists today under the name 5channel.

Researchers are considered to "QAnon phenomenon" was inspired the methods of spreading disinformation in Japanese largest anounymous board.

#QAnon #ChanCulture #J6
#4chan #8chan #8kun
#JimWatkins #RonWatkins

Speaking of which, the men behind "Q", "Ron Watkins" and his dad ex. 8chan and 8kun owner "Jim Watkins" have been in Sapporo, Japan, for several days.

https://nitter.unixfox.eu/2022_Karma/status/1602033485765816320

Probably they need to meet Japanese partners in connection with a court case against "Hiroyuki Nishimura" (ひろゆき (@[email protected]) founder of 2channel, currently owner of #4chan) over his share of money on the Japanese anonymous board 2ch, which is a major roots of #ChanCulture.

#QAnon #J6
#8chan #8kun
#JimWatkins #RonWatkins