They use various derogatory names instead, such as Kharkach (from харкать ( harkat'), 'to spit', referencing the. Many users avoid using the name Dvach for 2ch.hk, because they believe the name is only appropriate for the original imageboard. After a major DDoS-attack in 2016, it has been hosted by a state-affiliated company, the Mail.Ru Group, leading many users to believe that it was sold to the company for an undisclosed sum. It is currently known as 2ch.hk and run by Nariman Namazov, nicknamed Abu.
It was succeeded by many copies, one of which became more popular than the original. It originally began in 2006 and was shut down in 2009.
me /dvachannel (official tg)ĭvach ( Russian: Двач, from dva 'two' and 'chan'), also known as 2ch, is the largest Russian anonymous imageboard.
