UnNews:4chan hacked, userbase indifferent
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
A SERIES OF TUBES – 4chan went dark this morning, prompting little more than a collective shrug from its userbase - a staggering 110% of whom had already set up camp on Twitter 𝕏, where anonymity comes with worse takes and a money-based verification badge.
The remaining -10%, believed to be trapped in a /tv/ thread, are rumored to be in a state of existential confusion. And even they seem more annoyed about their IP addresses being exposed on WikiLeaks than the sudden lack of 4chan. The disappearance of their cesspool of a home is the last thing on their minds as they debate whether Jason Momoa has to fight a chicken (Pictured).
"4chan may be gone, but at least over here, I can still bicker with some autist fags about the really important things in life, like which Minecraft Movie star could best take on mobs riding poultry in a fight", quipped ex-4chan user @TrumpCoomer12 on 𝕏, whose account was registered and verified this afternoon.
As for who was responsible for the hack, there has been no definitive claim. Not as if that matters anyway, considering the utter indifference with which many former 4chan users have greeted the site’s sudden blackout. Now the real question is: where did I leave that chicken? Did it run under the couch again?
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Allan Glen "4Chan down UPDATES: Thousands of users report issues accessing controversial website" The Sun, April 15, 2025
- Emma Keates "The last words posted on 4chan forever may be "chicken jockey"" The A.V. Club, April 15, 2025