JSchneier
06-02-2010, 11:13 AM
The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online message board, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power -- and price -- of anonymity.
About Christopher "moot" Poole
Christopher "moot" Poole is founder of 4chan, an online imageboard whose anonymous denizens have spawned the web's most bewildering -- and influential -- subculture.
Watch it here (http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_onli ne.html)
About Christopher "moot" Poole
Christopher "moot" Poole is founder of 4chan, an online imageboard whose anonymous denizens have spawned the web's most bewildering -- and influential -- subculture.
Watch it here (http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_onli ne.html)