Especially the CP, if that goes Fourchan would be far better off in my opinion. He'll find her, then call the cops. The ban itself can be easily circumvented. Browse its threads, or “lurk,” in order to get a feel for its slang and culture. bomb threat", "Australian Police Arrest Man Who Threatened to Attack Los Angeles Mall", "Teen Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up School", "Terroristic threatening in the second degree", "Indianapolis Man Arrested for Threatening Boston Free Speech Rally Attendees in 2017", "Another 4chan User Gets Busted By FBI: Student, 19, facing child porn, death threat charges. 4chan /b/ goes over 66000000 posts. [2], 4chan was created as an unofficial English-language counterpart to the Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel, also known as 2chan, and its first boards were created for posting images and discussion related to anime. Understand the rules before you begin posting! [106][109], The character of Boxxy is portrayed by Catherine "Catie" Wayne, an American Internet celebrity known for her highly energetic vlogs. Major news outlets have reported that the issue may be related to the DDoS-ing of 4chan, and that 4chan users suspected the then-owner of Swedish-based website Anontalk.com. As of 6th Dec 4chan.org is removed from BT DNS servers and attempts to access the IP directly are blocked. 222332. This was done accidentally; due to the image being used from Google Images, the authors were unaware of the joke. 4chan is the Internet's most trafficked imageboard, according to the Los Angeles Times. For instance, on December 28, 2010, 4chan and other websites went down due to such an attack, following which Poole said on his blog, "We now join the ranks of MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, et al.—an exclusive club! [143][144], In May 2009, members of the site attacked YouTube, posting pornographic videos on the site. Although I don't know. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. This cost thousands of dollars of bandwidth bills according to Turner. Every Saturday, users posted pictures of cats with image macros relating to that day's theme. [69] The board quickly attracted posters with a political persuasion that later would be described with a new term, the alt-right. [88][89][86], The users of /r9k/ built upon by then popular 4chan memes "epic win" and "fail" to group the human population into "alphas" or stereotypical well-adjusted popular people and "betas" or stereotypical geek-ish social rejects, self-identifying with the latter. June 29, 2011", "Man, 21, posts bond in child porn case over Facebook postings", "Apple confirms accounts compromised but denies security breach", "Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande Among Celebrities Exposed in Massive Nude Photo Leak", "Stolen celebrity images prompt policy change at 4Chan", "Face Behind The Name: Meet Matthew Riskin Bean, Convicted 4chan Cyberstalker. Thanks. Registration is not available and users typically post anonymously; posting is ephemeral, as threads receiving recent replies are "bumped" to the top of their respective board and old threads are deleted as new ones are created. • Other manual permanent ban (fraud, community safety) Is the Account Ban due to one of the above? Dr Disrespect Is Now Streaming On YouTube, Claims He Doesn't Know Why Twitch Banned Him Streamer Dr Disrespect has hopped over to YouTube, following his unceremonious banning from Twitch. It needs to be removed from the internet. [200], On July 14, 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins was murdered by 21-year-old Brandon Clark of Utica, New York after the two went to a concert together. UNSC Luke 1021 05:26, 19 March 2017 (UTC) Anonymous (group) § 4chan raids (2003–2007), Recording Industry Association of America, United States Department of Homeland Security, "What The Hell Are 4chan, ED, Something Awful, And "b"? [note 1], Before the end of 2003, several new anime-related boards were added, including /h/ (Hentai), /c/ (Anime/Cute), /d/ (Hentai/Alternative), /w/ (Wallpapers/Anime), /y/ (Yaoi), and /a/ (Anime). I was just wondering something. Non-happenings, small GETs, complaints, personal report buttons, and blogposting belong on >>>/qa/nah is a limited liability company registered in Dublin under No. [203][204] Devins had developed a small following online and was a 4chan user herself. The Guardian once summarized the 4chan community as "lunatic, juvenile ... brilliant, ridiculous and alarming".[3]. 4chan can be a daunting place to visit. [92][93] It gained more traction on the forum following the Umpqua Community College shooting, where it is believed that the shooter, Chris Harper-Mercer, also warned people not to go to school in the Northwest hours prior to the shooting as users encouraged him. [13][14] Any nickname may be used when posting, even one that has been previously adopted, such as "Anonymous" or "moot". The reason for this ban is the same as Shadowban, but this time your account is locked for a limited time (1-2months). Post was made at 19.25.11 according to 4chan's timestamp. Twitter has suspended President Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening. "[135], Users of 4chan and other websites "raided" Hal Turner by launching DDoS attacks and prank calling his phone-in radio show during December 2006 and January 2007. In response, Turner sued 4chan, 7chan, and other websites; however, he lost his plea for an injunction and failed to receive letters from the court. The attacks caused Turner's website to go offline. A "capcode" may be used to attribute the post to "Anonymous ## Mod", although moderators often post without the capcode. "[8] Wired describes /b/ as "notorious". In 2012, Yishan Wong, the site's then-CEO, stated, "We stand for free speech.This means we are not going to ban distasteful subreddits. This isn't. Violators will be issued permanent bans." 4chan is an anonymous English-language imageboard website. On September 18, 2014, 8chan became entangled in the Gamergate controversy after 4chan banned discussion of Gamergate, whereupon 8chan became one of several hubs for Gamergate activity. In February 2010, a photoshopped version of Pedobear appeared along with mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics in an article on the games in Gazeta Olsztyńska, a Polish newspaper. [49], Poole kept his real-life identity hidden until it was revealed on July 9, 2008, in The Wall Street Journal. [214], Following the Christchurch mosque shootings numerous ISPs temporarily blocked any site hosting a copy of the livestream of the shooting. Neither Nishimura nor RapeApe responded to these allegations. Registration is not available and users typically post anonymously; posting is ephemeral, as threads receiving recent replies are "bumped" to the top of their respective board and old threads are deleted as new ones are created.