4chan is dead, now permanently. We all know 4chan as a controversial site with a very special audience, but the loss of this site is hugely significant to the history and culture of the entire internet. 4chan created the memes of the early internet, anonymous communication, internet culture of the 2000s, Anonymous, wikileaks, Operation Chanology and more. 4chan showed that people are capable of coming together without financial gain (maybe), for the sake of an idea.Many believe that 4chan died in 2015-2017, it probably did, but the final, irrevocable death came in 2025.
Even if 4chan's work is restored, it will still die after a while, the administration's tight ties with the state, shady bans and more have been leaked.