Is 4chan gone? What happened to the notorious message board

'Throbbing engine of reactionary hatred': How 4chan became Trump’s main 'propaganda organ'

The two-decades old online dumping ground known as 4Chan got hacked out of existence last week by a rival message board, but WIRED reporter Ryan Broderick examined how the former home of harmless cat memes became the toxic network that influenced X and YouTube and eventually saw its darkest elements infect the U.S. government.Founded by 15-year-old Christopher "Moot" Poole as a spin-off site for a Japanese message board 2chan, or “Futaba Channel…

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere

It's likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.

Is 4chan gone? What happened to the notorious message board

The controversial online message board 4chan has remained offline for nearly a week following a reported hack that exposed moderators and backend systems.

Is 4chan Finished After the Hack for Good? - theGeek.games

After more than two decades, an infamous website may have suffered an attack from which it may never recover.   A week ago, a major hack forced 4chan to shut down, and the forum remains inaccessible. Founded in 2003, the site has become a trailblazer for a certain segment of online subculture, as it is sophisticated, unmoderated, and almost completely anonymous. A 2018 report by the Southern Poverty Law Center cited its participation in the ramp…

It’s Over, Goodbye 4chan – Going Postal

On the 14th of April, the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. 4Chan had been hacked.  While it has been hacked before, none of them have ever been this devastating. The Source code has [more...]

4chan Is Lifeless. Its Poisonous Legacy Is All over the place

Lots of the 4chan customers that known as me mid-Battletoad assault left messages. I listened to all of them. A sample rapidly emerged: younger males, clearly nervous to even go away a message, making an attempt to harass a stranger for, seemingly, the hell of it. These voicemails have by no means left me within the 15 years I’ve spent masking 4chan as a journalist. I had a front-row seat to the best way these timid males morphed into the violen…