13 Facts About 2channel

In 2012,2channel was accused by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police of allowing its platform to be used by amphetamine dealers, although no charges were filed.

Textboards like 2channel were rooted in two earlier technologies: dial-in bulletin boards, known in Japan as grass roots bulletin boards, and Usenet.

Name "2channel" is a reference to VHF channel 2, the default setting for the RF modulators used in earlier-generation game consoles when connecting to Japanese television sets.

Far-right users of 2channel are referred to as netto-uyoku, a term roughly analogous to "alt-right".

Furthermore, on occasion, 2channel has been accused of being reluctant to remove defamatory posts.

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The discussion boards are often used to coordinate real-life demonstrations; as an example, 2channel users organized an August 2011 rally against Fuji Television, their complaint being that the channel was broadcasting too many Korean television shows.

Sankei Shimbun reported in 2018 that 5channel, which received most of 2channel's users, has the same reputation for attracting netto-uyoku.

Use of sites like 2channel by minors is a major concern in Japan.

Naoto Kan, a future Prime Minister who was then a member of the National Diet, sent a legal notice on 10 May 2000 demanding that 2channel delete a post by someone falsely claiming to be him.

Japanese news organizations often relied on 2channel to determine the issues the public was thinking about, and for leads.

Movements spawned on 2channel often receive media attention, noting how the methods of 2channel activists break socially normative behavior and bring pressure to bear through sheer numbers.

Beyond this, though, 2channel posts were often a basis for media reports in Japan.

Weekly Bunshun, meanwhile, has been criticized for being seen as overly pro-2channel and relying on its posts too much in its reporting.