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,” detailed the timeline of ...

A reported cyberattack on 4chan revealed moderator identities and backend files, according to Reuters. The site remains offline six days later, with some believing it may be permanently shut down. The ...

The founder of the popular, if at times notorious, online message board 4chan is retiring as the site's administrator. Christopher Poole launched the site in 2003 when he was 15 years old. 4chan lets ...

The founder of the popular, if at times notorious, online message board 4chan is retiring as the site’s administrator. Christopher Poole launched the site in 2003 when he was 15 years old. 4chan lets ...

Chris Poole, the founder of the controversial forum 4chan, is leaving the company he founded more than 11 years ago at age 15. "As 4chan's sole administrator, decision maker, and keeper of most of its ...

After 11 years, Christopher Poole is finally selling 4chan. The announcement comes months after Poole said he would be stepping back from the site. He is handing the site over to Hiroyuki Nishimura, ...

Lolcats, Anonymous, and countless Internet memes all spawned from 4chan. You have Chris Poole, aka Moot, to thank (or blame) for that. There was never another full-time employee through 11.5 years, ...

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4chan, the controversial imageboard where users can anonymously post anything and everything, is experiencing downtime as of this morning. Thousands of visitors reported outages on Tuesday, according ...

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NEW YORK — The founder of the popular, if at times notorious, online message board 4chan is retiring as the site's administrator. Christopher Poole launched the site in 2003 when he was 15 years old.