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 …
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.
Is 4chan gone? What happened to the notorious message board
Apr 22, 2025 · The controversial online message board 4chan has remained offline for nearly a week following a reported hack that exposed moderators and backend systems.
4chan, which was taken down by a massive hack, has finally …
Apr 27, 2025 · 4chan is an anonymous message board site that was founded under the influence of Japan's Futaba Channel . 4chan is the largest source of Internet memes in the English …
What happened to 4chan? | The Week
Apr 23, 2025 · The hacker posted screenshots allegedly showing 4chan's "back end, source code, and templates to ban users," said Tech Crunch, along with a list of the names of 4chan …
4chan, internet’s ‘most notorious website’, is likely dead
Apr 17, 2025 · 4chan, the internet's most notorious website, was reportedly hacked on April 14 and has been down ever since. Image courtesy: Britannica The internet’s dark basement, the …
4chan Restored After Hackers Exploited Years of Neglected Tech …
Apr 27, 2025 · Imageboard 4chan has returned online after a 10-day outage caused by a hack exploiting outdated software, confirming system updates and the removal of its /f/ board.
4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still
Apr 27, 2025 · 4chan is back after a nearly two-week shutdown, but it still has some serious problems For better or for worse, the contentious imageboard isn’t going down without a fight.
4Chan Is Back Online, But Is the Aura of Anonymity Dead?
Apr 28, 2025 · The infamous image board, 4Chan, is back online after several weeks of downtime following an extreme hack that saw its source code leaked, alongside personal details for …
How the Internet Left 4chan Behind - The New Yorker
Apr 30, 2025 · The anonymous forum thrived when edgelord content wasn’t acceptable on more mainstream social media. Today, it can be found most anywhere.
