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Ling, Justin (May 26, 2022). "Who Owns 4chan?". Wired. Condé Nast.
https://kotaku.com/jeffrey-epstein-five-nights-at-freddys-porn-via-4chan-links-emails-show-2000664667

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https://gizmodo.com/internet-cesspool-4chan-is-down-after-alleged-hack-rival-forum-users-claim-credit-2000589582

dead link, clearly biased, (Redacted) 69.9.82.206 (talk) 16:44, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:YESPOV and WP:BIASED EvergreenFir (talk) 16:50, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Remove this source: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-duolicious-and-how-does-it-work-all-about-the-4chan-dating-app, see WP:KYM. Replace with pending "{{source needed}}" or maybe this website (although unclear provenance). @EvergreenFir ~2025-43559-22 (talk) 18:36, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done EvergreenFir (talk) 22:01, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar fix requested

"the greentext rhetorical style which often centers around stories of social interactions and resulting ineptness" ~2026-72692-8 (talk) 17:11, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Actually a general rephrase would be good since ineptness is not the result of social interaction. ~2026-72692-8 (talk) 17:11, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Out of date

This whole article seems severely out of date. Nobeidore (talk) 19:25, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The /pol/ article no longer has its mentions of Epstein removed

The /pol/ article no longer has its mentions of Epstein removed, however edits are still disabled, making the reasoning for the latest revision wrong. ~2026-83320-4 (talk) 22:02, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2026

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On the table under the "Notable Boards" section, /trash/ is recorded as not NSFW, but this is incorrect. Some types of NSFW content is restricted but it is in general allowed on this board. All you have to do is look at the board catalog and the pinned post to see this. Wiggle Root (talk) 17:58, 6 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Day Creature (talk) 01:58, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]