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.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250422233152/https://www.wired.com/story/4chan-is-dead-its-toxic-legacy-is-everywhere/
It’s been over a week since it went down, that’s a long time for a website to be down, I think the hackers royally fucked them and it’s hilarious.