8chan *if I recall* formed because 4chan did away with /pol/ way way back for be...

_lffv on June 19, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Newly discovered Vigilante malware outs software p...

8chan if I recall formed because 4chan did away with /pol/ way way back for being too toxic to the rest of the site (it's meant to contain the scum, not breed it). 4chan eventually re-added /pol/, and 8chan, well, you know the rest there.