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Troy McClure 4Chan Screencap

Troy McClure 4Chan Screencap

It's impressive, but then when you get to the last line, mind= blown. continue
Mastercard Again Taken Down By Hacktivists In Wikileaks Vengeance

Mastercard Again Taken Down By Hacktivists In Wikileaks Vengeance

This is not a repeat from December, 2010. Credit card giant Mastercard has again been downed by hacktivists for their "fiscal embargo" and "unlawful banking blockade against Wikileaks," six months after the financial giants got together to shut ... continue
LulzSec Press Release Confirms: Doing It For the Lulz

LulzSec Press Release Confirms: Doing It For the Lulz

The Lulz Boat has docked to tweet out a press release regarding the intentions of LulzSec, the group that hacked Sony, the CIA and several gaming targets over the past week. Unlike most Anons, LulzSec doesn't ascribe their ... continue
4Chan, LulzSec Bicker Over Gaming Targets

4Chan, LulzSec Bicker Over Gaming Targets

Got the popcorn, interwebs? Defenders of Wikileaks and all around decent chaps Anonymous and new lulzists on the block LulzSec have begun trading barbs- apparently after some 4Chan users got pissy with LulzSec's habit of downing gaming services ... continue
Hugging a Girl, Explained by Gamers

Hugging a Girl, Explained by Gamers

Dude... what he really wanted to know about was leveling up... continue
XKCD rags on Anonymous

XKCD rags on Anonymous

Alt, all-caps text: STUDENTS ARE CALLING PRESIDENT JOHNSON EN MASSE TO PROTEST THE BOMBING AND IT'S JAMMED THE WHITE HOUSE SWITCHBOARD. COULD THEY COLLAPSE OUR CRITICAL PHONE SYSTEMS? HAS THE FIRST TELEPHONE WAR BEGUN? STAY TUNED FOR ... continue
Anonymous sets sights on newest target… snow?

Anonymous sets sights on newest target… snow?

Upvote the sun, I LOL'd. [wondertonic via TDW] continue
Gawker Media hack about as bad as it could possibly be

Gawker Media hack about as bad as it could possibly be

It seems Gawker writers may have poked the hornet's nest a few too many times this year, as a group of shadowy internet pranksters have cracked the fuck out of all of Gawker Media's web properties to ... continue
PayPal downed by ‘hackers’ for Wikileaks censure

PayPal downed by ‘hackers’ for Wikileaks censure

In addition to Visa and Mastercard, online payment processing giant PayPal has been knocked offline tonight by a loosely affiliated group of web users protesting the financial restraints placed on the Wikileaks operation. As of now, Visa is ... continue
‘Operation Payback’ continues, Visa site offline

‘Operation Payback’ continues, Visa site offline

The "group of hackers" responsible for taking Mastercard's main site offline for hours today (a basic version of the site appears to be back up for now) has successfully disrupted service on Visa's website as well after ... continue
Anons knock down Mastercard in Wikileaks feud

Anons knock down Mastercard in Wikileaks feud

Although topics related to Wikileaks and Julian Assange have been mysteriously not trending on Twitter the last few days (prompting many Twitter users to grumble about censorship), early this morning "Mastercard" briefly was a trending topic on ... continue
Update: Hot Topic changes mind, will continue to sell ‘Rage Guy/Race Guy’ shirts

Update: Hot Topic changes mind, will continue to sell ‘Rage Guy/Race Guy’ shirts

Mall purveyor of teenage dissent Hot Topic has revised their stance on the 'Rage Guy'/'Race Guy' t-shirt flap after just a day, opting to keep the shirts in stock after decision-makers at the chain determined that backlash ... continue
4chan cows Hot Topic into pulling ‘Rage Guy’ shirt in record time

4chan cows Hot Topic into pulling ‘Rage Guy’ shirt in record time

Say what you want about 4chan, they get shit done. The internet doesn't take being stolen from for profit very lightly. As a whole, the reaction towards corporate entities or businesses using their memes, jokes and collective creativity ... continue
4Chan’s newest target – The Tea Party website

4Chan’s newest target – The Tea Party website

Ignoring the fact that the very name - Tea Party makes as much sense for a political party name as the Pirate Party - it seems that the silly named political organization got some unwanted attention last ... continue
Bosnian police nab girl who drowned puppies on viral video

Bosnian police nab girl who drowned puppies on viral video

The girl shown in a widely circulated video drowning six newborn puppies in a river has been identified by police in Bosnia after a massive grassroots internet effort to find her. Much of the effort to identify the ... continue
4chan’s moot talks anonymity at TED 2010

4chan’s moot talks anonymity at TED 2010

Christopher Poole, better known to the internet as 4chan's moot, spoke at TED 2010's "Provocation" session. moot, 21, was revealed as 4chan's creator by the Wall Street Journal in 2008. He said in an interview with TIME on ... continue
Verizon Wireless blocks 4chan?

Verizon Wireless blocks 4chan?

Although user reports about 4chan access on Verizon Wireless vary, the 4chan status blog reports that Verizon may have taken the inadvisable step of "explicitly" blocking the site. 4chan is famous in part for large scale retaliation against ... continue
4chan vs. Twilight, XKCD style

4chan vs. Twilight, XKCD style

Earlier this week, the AT&T vs. 4chan controversy brought the internet's collective reverence of Anonymous to the mainstream media. People across the web gleefully anticipated the telecommunications giant getting its ass handed to it for censoring /b/. AT&T quickly backed ... continue
AT&T un-bans 4chan

AT&T un-bans 4chan

AT&T has lifted the ban on the infamous 4chan image boards, stating that a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack connected with 4chan's IP addresses was affecting one of their customers. In an official statement from AT&T: "Beginning Friday, ... continue
Censorship comes to America: AT&T blocks 4chan /b/

Censorship comes to America: AT&T blocks 4chan /b/

The global internet censorship debate landed in the home of the free Sunday with news that AT&T has censored the popular 4chan /b/ image board. The censorship was first reported on Reddit, where users confirmed with AT&T that ... continue
More Assistance from Anonymous for Iran [#iranElection]

More Assistance from Anonymous for Iran [#iranElection]

Iranian activists are receiving more support from the 4chan inspired group Anonymous in a joint project with ThePirateBay, according to a report from crowd-sourced news site NowPublic: Going well beyond greening their Twitter avatars, the two groups ... continue
The Diminishing Role of Government in the Social Media Age [#iranElection]

The Diminishing Role of Government in the Social Media Age [#iranElection]

What if I were to tell you that the somewhat infamous image board 4chan was currently playing an instrumental role with how the US is perceived in Iran, currently.  That would be a scary thought to ... continue