Jim Watkins (businessman)
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James Arthur Watkins (born November 1963)[1] is an American businessman, QAnon conspiracy theorist, and the operator of the imageboard website 8chan/8kun and textboard website 5channel. Watkins founded the company N.T. Technology in the 1990s to support a Japanese pornography website he created while he was enlisted in the United States Army. After leaving the Army to focus on the company, Watkins moved to the Philippines. In February 2014, Watkins became the operator of 2channel after he seized it from its creator and original owner, Hiroyuki Nishimura, later renaming it 5channel.[2][3] He began providing domain and hosting services to 8chan later that year and became the site's official owner and operator by year's end.[4]
Jim Watkins | |
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Born | James Arthur Watkins November 1963 (age 60)[1] |
Known for | Spreading of QAnon conspiracy theories Operator of 8chan and 2channel |
Children | Ron Watkins |
Watkins and his son, Ron Watkins, are prominent advocates of the QAnon conspiracy theory, and have close ties to the Q movement.[5]