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== | == Lockdowns and closures == | ||
[[File:Textwall dead 2.jpg|thumb|405x405px|[[Our World of News]] covers the closure of Textwall(''June 10th, 2024'')]]Duck has closed the site several times, usually in response to heavy spam. Every closure of the site has brought more and more of its userbase to OWOT, some of whom have decided to stay permanently. | [[File:Textwall dead 2.jpg|thumb|405x405px|[[Our World of News]] covers the closure of Textwall(''June 10th, 2024'')]]Duck has closed the site several times, usually in response to heavy spam. Every closure of the site has brought more and more of its userbase to OWOT, some of whom have decided to stay permanently. | ||
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On June 25th, 2025, [[FP]] created [https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me] as a place for TextWall refugees to go instead of migrating to OWOT.{{Blockquote|''tw.2s4.me is a throwaway TW clone made right after its shutdown, so I took no care in its backend''|author=FP}}{{Blockquote|''I'm nearly done with the Textwall 'revival' - it's not going to receive any more updates after it's out, and it would only serve as a containment chamber'|author=FP on June 24th, 2023}} | On June 25th, 2025, [[FP]] created [https://tw.2s4.me/ tw.2s4.me] as a place for TextWall refugees to go instead of migrating to OWOT.{{Blockquote|''tw.2s4.me is a throwaway TW clone made right after its shutdown, so I took no care in its backend''|author=FP}}{{Blockquote|''I'm nearly done with the Textwall 'revival' - it's not going to receive any more updates after it's out, and it would only serve as a containment chamber'|author=FP on June 24th, 2023}} | ||
=== 2024 === | === May 2024 === | ||
TextWall's main wall was wiped in May of 2024 and set to read-only for a prolonged period of time. Personal walls were still editable during this time, but account registration was disabled.<ref>https://textwall.fandom.com/wiki/TextWall/Possible_Shutdown</ref> | TextWall's main wall was wiped in May of 2024 and set to read-only for a prolonged period of time. Personal walls were still editable during this time, but account registration was disabled.<ref>https://textwall.fandom.com/wiki/TextWall/Possible_Shutdown</ref> | ||
=== June 2024 === | |||
On June 9th, 2024, TextWall briefly shut down following instances of [https://soyjak.party/ soyjak.party] users flocking to it. Several worlds were created, most filled with braille pastes and the usual Soyjak markings. The site was restored on June 13th with | On June 9th, 2024, TextWall briefly shut down following instances of [https://soyjak.party/ soyjak.party] users flocking to it. Several worlds were created, most filled with braille pastes and the usual Soyjak markings. The site was restored on June 13th with | ||
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File:Textwall 2025.png|textwall.cc in 2025 | File:Textwall 2025.png|textwall.cc in 2025 | ||
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=== October 2025(tw.2s4.me) === | |||
On October 31st, 2025, tw.2s4.me was locked down for 12 hours after it was raided by soyjak.party. | |||
== TextWall clones == | == TextWall clones == | ||