Jim Watkins

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Jim Watkins is an American entrepreneur and web developer best known as the owner and operator of the controversial imageboard 8chan (later 8kun).

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instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
web developer
associatedWith QAnon online ecosystem NERFINISHED
Ron Watkins NERFINISHED
basedIn Philippines NERFINISHED
business N.T. Technology, Inc. NERFINISHED
businessInterest domain registration services
online advertising
web hosting
controversy hosting of extremist and hate content on 8chan
role of 8chan in mass shooting manifestos being posted online
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer 8chan NERFINISHED
8kun NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork imageboards
internet technology
online communities
gender male
hasActivity management of web hosting services
operation of online message boards
hasCharacteristic controversial public figure in online culture
hasOnlinePresence 8kun.net NERFINISHED
social media accounts related to 8kun
hasRelative Ron Watkins NERFINISHED
knownAs owner of 8chan
owner of 8kun
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor ownership and operation of 8chan
ownership and operation of 8kun
notableWork development and maintenance of 8chan infrastructure
relaunch of 8chan as 8kun
occupation entrepreneur
web developer
website operator
participatedIn testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
positionHeld administrator of 8chan
administrator of 8kun
residence Philippines NERFINISHED
role founder of N.T. Technology, Inc.
Ron Watkins child
subjectOf U.S. congressional inquiries related to 8chan
media coverage about extremist content on 8chan
websiteManaged 8chan NERFINISHED
8kun NERFINISHED
QAnon-related platforms

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8chan ownedBy Jim Watkins
8chan administratedBy Jim Watkins