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 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/

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]

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]

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

Time names 4chan founder Moot the most influential person in the world

Time Magazine has named Christopher Poole (aka Moot), the founder of 4chan, the most influential person in the world. The annual most influential person poll included as nominees US President Barack Obama, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Angelina ... continue

Time cheats on Time 100 vote to avoid giving the prize to 4chan’s Moot

When the result isn't going the way you want it to, there's only one thing to do: cheat. And that's what Time Magazine has done in the voting for 2009's Time 100. As we reported yesterday, Moot, the ... continue

4chan founder Moot topping Time 100 poll

Could the founder and owner of 4chan be named as 2009's most influential person in the annual Time 100 list? Christopher Poole, who goes by the name of Moot is included as one of 203 nominees, and at ... continue

4chan /b/ goes after cat abusers, wins

Rule 1 and 2 of the internet prohibits me from mentioning their name, but sometimes praise should be forthcoming. A video of two men abusing a cat surfaced on YouTube late last week, and members of /b/ took ... continue

Interior Crocodile Alligator the new Rickroll?

Heard of Interior Crocodile Alligator before? The loop from rapper Chip tha Ripper is starting to pick up steam in what some have suggested is the new Rickroll. The tune (if you can call it that) consists of ... continue

Bill O’Reilly’s website hacked

Unknown intruders have gained access to conservative Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's website, days after new broke that Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account had been accessed. According to Wikileaks, which as posted proof of the attack, the hack ... continue

4chan /b/ in the spotlight over Palin email hacking

As we covered earlier, Sarah Palin's email account on Yahoo has been hacked, and screenshots of her email, and private family photos published online. The group taking responsibility is the infamous "Anonymous," (the name is a label more ... continue