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  1. 4chan’s Rise, Fall, and Lingering Influence: The Internet’s Wildest ...

    Apr 24, 2025 · 4chan was launched in 2003 by Christopher “Moot” Poole, who was just 15 at the time. Inspired by the Japanese imageboard 2chan, he built a scrappy, Western version …

  2. 4chan - Wikipedia

    4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics, including …

  3. 4chan, which was taken down by a massive hack, has finally …

    Apr 27, 2025 · The overseas Internet bulletin board 4chan was down due to a large-scale hacking attack on April 14, 2025, but was partially restored about two weeks later on April 27.

  4. 4chan is back up, but not all features are returning - Mashable

    Apr 28, 2025 · However, not all of 4chan's boards will be returning. In the first substantial post to its official blog in eight years, 4chan's team confirmed speculation that the outage was due to a...

  5. 4chan Is Back Online, Days After The Infamous Hack That Leaked …

    Apr 25, 2025 · 4chan has been down for 10 days, ever since members of the rival Soyjak.party imageboard attacked its mainframe. But now, the site is back online after widespread …

  6. 4chan was offline for nearly two weeks after hack, but it's

    Apr 27, 2025 · The original story follows below: 4chan has long been one of the internet's most infamous communities, playing a central role in the rise of various memes and controversial …

  7. What happened to 4chan? | The Week

    Apr 23, 2025 · What is it? The concept of 4chan is simple, said the broadcaster – it's an online forum where anonymous users share pictures and text.

  8. A bunch of scripts to archive 4chan threads locally - GitHub

    A set of scripts to archive threads from 4chan / 4channel, using the site's API. Format based on BASC-archiver. The reason for archiving 4chan are explained in BASC-archiver's docs. I plan …

  9. 4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere - WIRED

    Apr 22, 2025 · 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.

  10. 4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still

    Apr 27, 2025 · 4chan, the infamous forum known for its anonymous user base posting unhinged material, has made its comeback. A post on the website’s official blog, titled “ Still Standing,” …