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Christopher Poole at XOXO Festival September 2012
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Christopher Poole (born c. 1988), known online as moot, is an American Internet entrepreneur. He was born in New York City. He is best known for founding the anonymous English-language imageboard 4chan in October 2003. He served as the site's head administrator for more than 11 years before stepping down in January 2015. In 2016, he began working for Google. As of 2018, he works in the company's Google Maps division, based in Tokyo.


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    Poole at ROFLCon II in May 2010

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