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knoppix<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4chan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4chan</span></a> has partially resumed operations after a significant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> that exposed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vulnerabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerabilities</span></a> and led to a nearly two-week <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shutdown</span></a>.</p><p>The site attributes its struggles to financial constraints and pressure from advertisers, which have limited its ability to maintain <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>.</p><p>4chan's team remains defiant, emphasizing the site's unique role in online culture.</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/27/4chan-is-back-online-says-its-been-starved-of-money/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/04/27/4cha</span><span class="invisible">n-is-back-online-says-its-been-starved-of-money/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hacking</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>Directory of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onlinecommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinecommunity</span></a> in 1996</p><p><a href="http://www.rheingold.com/electricminds/html/vcc_landing.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rheingold.com/electricminds/ht</span><span class="invisible">ml/vcc_landing.html</span></a></p>
Mark Sanders<p>A great night on Gutsy Radio last Eve celebrating 5 years of the little station that could. I'm a little proud. <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/gutsyradio/mark-in-mds-9-11pm-3292025-show-on-gutsy-radio/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mixcloud.com/gutsyradio/mark-i</span><span class="invisible">n-mds-9-11pm-3292025-show-on-gutsy-radio/</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/liveradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liveradio</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/communityradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communityradio</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/freeformradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeformradio</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/internetradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetradio</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/onlinecommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinecommunity</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onlinecommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinecommunity</span></a></p><p>1996</p><p><a href="https://time.com/archive/6730033/mr-rheingolds-neighborhood/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/archive/6730033/mr-rh</span><span class="invisible">eingolds-neighborhood/</span></a></p>
Sheldon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@lcamtuf" class="u-url mention">@<span>lcamtuf</span></a></span> early in the social media age when Facebook was still a college student only thing, I attended meetups of people who ran or promoted hybrid communities.</p><p>I met one guy who was doing social research into how online interaction affected real communities, consensus building, and the enactment of local ordinances within a city. All of us were there because we thought everyone communicating with everyone online was the way to the enlightened future of cooperation and cohesion. </p><p>He looked around the room and said, &quot;I&#39;m doing a study on that right now. That just causes everyone to simplify their positions into one of two groups that are more extreme instead of less.&quot;</p><p>Nobody had anything to say back to that. A few people blinked in disbelief. There were a few moments of awkward silence and then the evening carried on.</p><p>I wish I asked that guy for his card and kept in touch with him. He was onto the problem of our age years before I ever heard it anywhere else.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/onlinecommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>onlinecommunity</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>polarization</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodon</span></a></p>