/biz/ - Business & Finance

You've probably noticed that /biz/ has a problem with spam. We've had to issue roughly 300 bans a week on /biz/ since January just for advertising and begging, and every day there are a dozen new pump & dump shitcoins being shilled. All this spam pushes actual discussion of business and finance off the board, and creates an atmosphere where users suspect each other of inauthentic behavior (i.e., being scammers or bots).



In an effort to address the spam, we're trialing a new system: email verification. To post on /biz/ you will need to verify your email address using this link: <a href="https://sys.4chan.org/signin" target="_blank">https://sys.4chan.org/signin</a>



When you submit your email address, you will receive an automated email containing a verification link.

After this email has been sent, your email address will be purged from our servers. <u>We will not retain long-term records of your email address</u>.



Clicking the verification link in the email will permit you to post normally. The verification link is valid for 24 hours.

You will need to accept 4chan cookies for the verification process to function.



4chan Pass users are not required to verify their email address using this system.



The goal of this new system isn't to eliminate spam and shilling entirely; no system is perfect and perfect is the enemy of good. The goal of this system is to reduce the ease with which bad actors can spam the board, such that the mods and janitors can deal with the remaining spam more effectively.




While this new system is not yet in effect, the email verification page is available now, and verification will be required within the next few days. Please bear with us as with any new system there will likely be bugs and other unanticipated problems. We'll try to solve any such problems as quickly as possible.