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What 4chan's terms say

C privacy grade · 4chan.org · Social & messaging

4chan's terms of service and privacy policy have 15 rated points: 1 serious, 2 bad, 9 worth knowing and 3 good. 5 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 10 only once you have an account.

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Signed in or not

Whenever you use 4chan

Bad 1

  • Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them

    Per the service's terms, users may not express negative opinions about them

    Where it says this ↗

Worth knowing 4

  • Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

    Users cannot scrape the website of the service

    Where it says this ↗

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • Harming minors in any ways is prohibited

With an account

If you have a 4chan account

Serious 1

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

Bad 1

  • Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

Worth knowing 5

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

    This service is only available to users of a certain age

    Where it says this ↗

  • If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed

    If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

  • You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

Good 3

  • If you are the target of a copyright holder's take down notice, this service gives you the opportunity to defend yourself

  • Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service

    User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly

  • You are prohibited from publishing any third party’s personally identifiable information without their consent

    The publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent is not allowed

The documents

Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.