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IFunny

iFunny
Developer(s)iFunny Inc., FunCorp, Okrujnost
Initial releaseApril 26, 2011
Available inEnglish, Portuguese
TypeHumor
Websiteifunny.co

iFunny is a humor-based website and mobile application developed by Cyprus-based FunCorp,[1][2][3] an entertainment technology company,[4] that consists of memes in the form of images, videos, and animated GIFs submitted by its users. The mobile version of the site once featured a built-in meme creator tool. The app describes itself as a "community for meme lovers and viral memes around the internet."[5]

History

The application first launched on April 26, 2011 for iOS devices, and on November 25, 2011 for Android.[5] On April 11, 2013, iFunny.co went up as the desktop alternative to the application. In the US Mobile App Report, iFunny was listed as one of the most downloaded apps in the US[4] and as of 2023 has been downloaded over 70 million times in the United States.[6]

Content

iFunny is available online and as an app.[7] It is divided into sections curated by moderators, and includes a section to follow subscribed accounts.[7] It is run by David Chef, known as Cheffy by the iFunny community.[7]

Along the left side of the homepage is the "memes catalog", in which general topics are listed including cars, gaming, and sports.[8]

The site has guidelines that ban threats and hateful propaganda, but they do allow "dark humor".[8] It claims to use "manual pre-moderation" to filter content that violates its guidelines.[8] iFunny's policies allow political satire and opinion, but prohibit support for specific parties or candidates.[9] The site offers a safety lock to prevent others from seeing what memes users have looked at.[4]

Extremist incidents

Some users and content on the website have been associated with extremist ideologies.[7][10][11][12]

According to Vice News in November 2019, the neo-Nazi hate group The Base was posting recruitment propaganda on iFunny. One user, using the alias "MemeMercenary", posted QR codes to encourage users to contact the extremist group.[10]

On January 12, 2018, 20-year-old Samuel Woodward was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing of Blaze Bernstein. Woodward is a member of the neo-Nazi terrorist group Atomwaffen Division.[13] Woodward had a large following on iFunny under the moniker "Saboteur", and often posted content that was racist, violent, or related to white supremacy.[14] He had drifted away from iFunny in the last year and deleted the "Saboteur" account. iFunny users turned Bernstein's death into a meme and showed support for Woodward.[15][16]

On August 7, 2019, 18-year-old Justin Olsen from Boardman Township, Ohio, was arrested for making posts on iFunny under his username ArmyOfChrist that supported mass shootings. The FBI found over 10,000 rounds of ammunition and 25 guns at his home. He told authorities that the posts he made were in a joking manner.[7]

On August 16, 2019, the FBI arrested 19-year-old Farhan Sheikh for iFunny posts threatening to murder people at a women's health clinic that was less than 5 miles away from his home. On a post, he wrote that he would "proceed to slaughter and murder any doctor, patient or visitor." He posted that his iFunny account was "NOT a satirical account. I post what I mean, and i WILL carry out what I post [sic]".[5]

On May 28, 2020, 19-year-old Alexander Treisman was initially arrested for carrying concealed weapons and was separately indicted for possession of child pornography, but was later discovered to have made posts on Reddit and iFunny threatening to assassinate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In one iFunny post, he said, "Should I kill Joe Biden?". He was found in a van with four rifles, a 9mm handgun, explosive materials, and books on bomb making. Police subsequently found 6,721 images and 1,248 videos of child pornography on eight different digital devices.[17]

On March 12, 2021, 21-year-old Joshua Doctor from Holland, Michigan, was arrested and charged with terrorism for making death threats towards Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Gretchen Whitmer on iFunny. In the posts, he wrote that he would "be the catalyst" for a revolution. Bomb-making instructions were found on his smartphone, according to prosecutors.[18] According to Chief Information Officer Denis Litvinov, the post violated the platform's policies and guidelines against violence.[18]

References

  1. ^ Zakrzewski, Cat; Lerman, Rachel (2020-11-07). "No social media is safe: How election misinformation spread on LinkedIn, Pinterest and Nextdoor". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ Litvinov, Denis (2020-08-10). "Council Post: Is The Future In Anonymous Social Apps?". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ "FUNCORP LIMITED - Cyprus Limited Company". CyprusRegistry. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ a b c Derby, Carmelia (2022-12-07). "Best Entertainment Apps: for your phone". Compsmag: Best Products Reviews & How to Guides. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  5. ^ a b c Levenson, Eric (August 21, 2019). "This little-known meme site has hosted two mass shooting threats this month". CNN.
  6. ^ "Products". FunCorp. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e Broderick, Ryan (August 14, 2019). "iFunny Has Become A Hub For White Nationalism". BuzzFeed News.
  8. ^ a b c Levenson, Eric (August 21, 2019). "This little-known meme site has hosted two mass shooting threats this month". CNN.
  9. ^ Zakrzewski, Cat (2020-11-07). "No social media is safe: How election misinformation spread on LinkedIn, Pinterest and Nextdoor". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  10. ^ a b Mack Lamoureux, Mack (November 14, 2019). "Neo-Nazi Terror Groups Are Using iFunny to Recruit". Vice. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Broderick, Ryan (August 26, 2019). "iFunny Is Trying To Fix Its Far-Right Problem By Shutting Up Its Moderators". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Broderick, Ryan (August 26, 2019). "iFunny Moderators Say They Have A Nazi Problem That The Site's Leaders Won't Fix". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  13. ^ Olmstead, Molly (2018-01-31). "The Man Suspected of Killing Blaze Bernstein Attended a Three-Day Nazi "Hate Camp"". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  14. ^ "Photo shows 'Ivy League killer' pretending to crush friend's skull". The New York Post. January 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "The Man Accused Of Killing His Gay Classmate Was Sexually 'Confused,' Attorney Says". BuzzFeed News. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  16. ^ "Photo shows 'Ivy League killer' pretending to crush friend's skull". New York Post. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  17. ^ "A 19-year-old with a van full of guns and explosives plotted to assassinate Biden, federal officials say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  18. ^ a b Shamsian, Jacob. "A Michigan man was charged with making death threats to Biden, Pelosi, and Whitmer on a meme website". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

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