Zoo 8chan Fixed Jun 2026

This decentralized, "anything goes" approach was designed as a refuge from what its creator saw as increasing censorship on other platforms. However, it quickly turned 8chan into a magnet for controversial and, at times, illegal content. The site has been associated with the Gamergate harassment campaign, the rise of the QAnon conspiracy theory, and numerous instances of far-right extremist violence, including mass shootings in New Zealand and the United States. These associations led to major internet infrastructure companies, like Cloudflare, revoking their services, forcing 8chan offline before it rebranded as 8kun and returned in late 2019.