A study on 4chan’s culture, history, and future through the lens of identity in a hostile online space. 10 years later, it proves to be just as apt but, unfortunately, far more broadly applicable.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/42904801

Following an apparent hack, it looks like the site is back up. The 4chan blog also got its first post in 8 years, but it doesn’t really say anything.

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Not sure if this is against the rules or not

The IPs of all janitors and admins have been leaked

4chan's entire tech stack is built of outdated and insecure myPHP

Not sure where the source code is from but I think it's the forum that did all of this in the first place