There are only a few cases in which 2ch was held responsible for a post on the website, before the law regarding the responsibility of service providers took place in 2002. One case took place between 2ch and a veterinary hospital. The judgment to this case was given on June 26, 2002 at the Tokyo […]
The geeky culture of 2ch is also existent in how the website is administrated. Because the owner of the website is a single thirty year old man, it is far beyond his reach to make sure that the entire website is running properly. Instead, in 2ch, some people voluntarily play special roles within the community. […]
“2ch” has several characteristics which separate it from other internet forums. The first major difference is the broadness of the topics that it covers. It has countless “categories” which covers a broad topic, and each category is consisted of numerous “boards.” On each board a user can make a “thread,” in which the actual discussion […]
2ch is the arguably the world’s largest internet discussion website. The website is the largest internet forum in Japan, which consists of a collection of more than 300 “boards” in which the visitor can read or post on, ranging from “’hacking’ to ‘tonight’s appetizers’” [1]. In this project, I hope to examine how the “delete […]
This blog is devoted to learning more about the delete policy of 2ch, a Japanese internet forum, and how the law effects websites like 2ch in Japan. Here are some links that are useful as an introduction to 2ch: 2ch Top Page (pronounced as knee-channel) Entry for 2ch on Wikipedia English Navigator for 2ch (on 4-ch.net)