Later in 2007, some other websites were created, including Iichan, a heavily moderated imageboard that was a 'polite and non-toxic' alternative to Dvach, and now-defunct 0chan, an imageboard for tech geeks, which later developed into a refuge for Dvach users. Its userbase was mostly anime fans, influenced by 4chan, 2channel, and Russian communities popular at the time, especially LiveJournal bloggers.Ģch.ru was the first Russian-language imageboard. The 'old Dvach', 2ch.ru, was launched in February 2006 by Vikentiy Fesunov and was allegedly administered by Konstantin Grusha, who also co-owned several other Russian websites like Bash.im and. JSTOR ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. hk domain), Sosach (from сосать ( sosat'), 'to suck', from the previous domain name 2ch.so), Mailach (from alleged connections with the Mail.Ru Group), and Abuchan (from Abu) to refer to the newer site.ĭvach is often accused of cyberbullying, misogyny, and toxic trolling, but it has also doxxed criminals. They use various derogatory names instead, such as Kharkach (from харкать ( harkat'), 'to spit', referencing the. Many users avoid using the name Dvach for 2ch.hk, because they believe the name is only appropriate for the original imageboard. After a major DDoS-attack in 2016, it has been hosted by a state-affiliated company, the Mail.Ru Group, leading many users to believe that it was sold to the company for an undisclosed sum. It is currently known as 2ch.hk and run by Nariman Namazov, nicknamed Abu. It was succeeded by many copies, one of which became more popular than the original. It originally began in 2006 and was shut down in 2009.

me /dvachannel (official tg)ĭvach ( Russian: Двач, from dva 'two' and 'chan'), also known as 2ch, is the largest Russian anonymous imageboard.

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