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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by pc86 on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @09:11AM (#43692171)
What does Reddit have to do with this?

"Jannies" (janitors) are pseduo-mods on 4chan (the subject of the linked thread) who clean up posts and do other work, for free. Actual 4chan mods are paid.

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Re:4chan hacked. Hacker reopens /QA/ and leaks all admins em... by lurk2 on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @09:33AM (#43705334)
> Actual 4chan mods are paid.

As far back as I can remember they were also volunteers. When did hiro start paying people?

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