Hiroyuki Nishimura
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Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 博之, Nishimura Hiroyuki, born 16 November 1976) is a Japanese internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the most accessed Japanese message board, 2channel,[1] and current administrator of 4chan.[2][3] He is also a self-help author and TV personality.[4]: PT38 He is often known by his given name, hiroyuki (ひろゆき),[5][2] which he uses, rendered intentionally in lowercase,[note 1] both as a pen name[biblio 1][6] and as a username.[7][8]
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Hiroyuki Nishimura | |
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西村 博之 | |
Born | (1976-11-16) 16 November 1976 (age 47) |
Other names | hiroyuki (ひろゆき) |
Occupation(s) | Webmaster, author |
Known for | Founding 2channel, owning 4chan since 2015 |
Until February 2013, he was a director of, and advisor to, Niwango, best known for its video-sharing service Nico Nico Douga.[9]
Christopher Poole, the founder of 4chan, formally announced on 21 September 2015, that he had sold the website to Nishimura.[10] Nishimura's tenure as administrator of 4chan has been described by former moderators as letting a moderator known as RapeApe, who strongly dissuaded banning users for racism and bigotry, have full control of the site, while simultaneously firing left-wing moderators.[11] After a dispute with 2channel's hosting provider, Nishimura no longer administrates 2channel, but instead operates a competitor to it, 2ch.sc.[12]