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On January 2015, moot stepped down as the site's administrator citing stress from controversies such as Gamergate as the reason for his departure. On September 2015, moot announced that Hiroyuki Nishimura had purchased from him the ownership rights to 4chan, without disclosing the terms of the acquisition. In October 2016, it was reported that the site was facing financial difficulties that could lead to its closure or radical changes. | On January 2015, moot stepped down as the site's administrator citing stress from controversies such as Gamergate as the reason for his departure. On September 2015, moot announced that Hiroyuki Nishimura had purchased from him the ownership rights to 4chan, without disclosing the terms of the acquisition. In October 2016, it was reported that the site was facing financial difficulties that could lead to its closure or radical changes. | ||
4chan is known for The Fappening, the leak of Sarah Palin's emails during the 2008 election, Project Chanology, Gamergate, Anonymous, The Alt-Right, child porn, terrorist threats, and a handful of murders/suicides. | 4chan is known for The Fappening, the leak of Sarah Palin's emails during the 2008 election, Project Chanology, Gamergate, Anonymous, The [[Alt-Right]], child porn, terrorist threats, and a handful of murders/suicides. | ||