Study of 4chan's Politically Incorrect Forum and Its Effect on the Web

Are the academics involved in the creation of this document aware that they are, in 4chan parlance, 'raiding'?

So far as I am aware this is not illegal, merely annoying or immoral.

Here's an example of when somebody almost certainly from /pol/ managed to stage a TED talk.

Sam Hyde's 2070 Paradigm Shift - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFhR1fKWG0

Professional trolling is an ancient internet tradition that is worth defending. There's a difference between harassment and bringing narcissists back to earth.

the board's quality is very bad. lots of racism/shitposting that got /new/ shutdown in the first place.

However it's very useful for breaking news and events if you're able to sift.

'Happenings' are often kept in fast moving threads where people pool together information rapidly as the threads degrade and vanish.

Chapter eight is refreshing. I hope it makes it into print.