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Chapter 3: A New Pyre

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

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Chan and the Culture of Anti-Sensitivity

Chan is a website where users can post text and imagebased content anonymously./nChan is similar to Tumblr in that it is largely anonymous and text and image-based./nChan has a lot of fans, especially for anime and porn./nIn 2014, 4chan made headlines after users there pulled this stunt that generated some panic about how hackers were able to access people's private photos in the cloud./nSeveral Alist stars are the target of what appears to be one of the biggest celebrity hacking leaks. Dozens of private nude photographs were apparently accessed from phones and leaked online./nJennifer Lawrence and several other celebrities had their personal nude photos stolen out of the cloud and leaked on 4chan./nWe don't know who is behind 4chan, but we are going to be able to find out.

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