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[–] CodingAndCoffee@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm probably skipping some steps, but lowtax banning hentai drove the weebs to 4chan, and 8chan. 8chan was the home for all the "Q" posts that started Qanon which riled up the Republican base and led to the Jan 6 insurrection

[–] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

AFAIK Qanon started on 4chan, but was forced out. I guess it was too crazy even for them

[–] CodingAndCoffee@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yes that's my understanding as well