People thank that 4chan has no moderation and no rules but it has both. The moderators are invisible to users. Posts are and can be reported by users. Moderation action also happens invisibly as the users are mostly anonymous.
Additionally like how some irc networks had a philosophy of hidden ops, encouraging users to hide their elevated status leads to a more egalitarian experience. Moderators can't abuse their position as easily as on other platforms.
There are rules specific to a board and the site itself.
The rules are more libertarian than other platforms but the users modify their behaviour to play within the rules as much as on other platforms.
The site proactively reports illegal things to various national law enforcement agencies. They don't wait until being asked by the police or ordered to by a judge. This fact is probably why it's still online.
Personally, I would like to see an 4chan style image board but with stricter rules of behaviour so that people are less toxic and more kind in their communications to each other.
I agree but I don't see how this is possible at any scale because any rules would be subject to interpretation by other humans.
One example that happens a lot is the "code of conduct" in FOSS projects, bad users often use it as a false flag to justify suppressing opinions they don't like, AND bad moderators (in addition to the false flag approach) abuse their colorful interpretations of subjective terms to push a narrative.
Additionally like how some irc networks had a philosophy of hidden ops, encouraging users to hide their elevated status leads to a more egalitarian experience. Moderators can't abuse their position as easily as on other platforms.
There are rules specific to a board and the site itself. The rules are more libertarian than other platforms but the users modify their behaviour to play within the rules as much as on other platforms.
The site proactively reports illegal things to various national law enforcement agencies. They don't wait until being asked by the police or ordered to by a judge. This fact is probably why it's still online.
Personally, I would like to see an 4chan style image board but with stricter rules of behaviour so that people are less toxic and more kind in their communications to each other.