1 definition by UUncle Dysnomia
Updated definition (Jan. 2018)
8chan is a Chan site similar to 4Chan. It gained popularity in 2015 when 4Chan users sought new sites due to Gamergate. Recently however, it has fallen dramatically in popularity as attempts to stop illegal posts have resulted in an overall atmosphere of animosity and combativeness across all the boards. Currently it has only four moderately active boards left, and is mainly used by people who have been banned from other chans, and younger users who are new to chan culture. As a result of the changing demographic, the content has shifted from "edgy and illegal" to more traditional and merely juvenile-level crass content more like that of 4chan, and in fact many of the exact same threads now appear on both sites. While the drop in popularity and user numbers continues, it is doing so more slowly as it approaches a nadir. Whether it will remain active remains to be seen, but its days of popularity are now very much behind it.
8chan is a Chan site similar to 4Chan. It gained popularity in 2015 when 4Chan users sought new sites due to Gamergate. Recently however, it has fallen dramatically in popularity as attempts to stop illegal posts have resulted in an overall atmosphere of animosity and combativeness across all the boards. Currently it has only four moderately active boards left, and is mainly used by people who have been banned from other chans, and younger users who are new to chan culture. As a result of the changing demographic, the content has shifted from "edgy and illegal" to more traditional and merely juvenile-level crass content more like that of 4chan, and in fact many of the exact same threads now appear on both sites. While the drop in popularity and user numbers continues, it is doing so more slowly as it approaches a nadir. Whether it will remain active remains to be seen, but its days of popularity are now very much behind it.
by UUncle Dysnomia January 21, 2018