The forum was permanently suspended in late 2002 following Meiwes's arrest and a subsequent denial-of-service attack.
: Users who posted explicit requests looking for voluntary victims to slaughter, cook, and consume. the cannibal cafe forum archive top
The internet's early years were often described as a lawless, untamed "Wild West." One of its most infamous and unsettling landmarks was a forum known as , a digital meeting ground that existed right on the public "clearnet" (the everyday internet we all use). While not a secret darknet site, its taboo subject matter and the horrific real-world case it spawned have cemented its place in internet history. The forum was permanently suspended in late 2002
For modern data archiviologists and true-crime historians, the top threads of the archive remain a dark monument to the deepest, most disturbing corners of human psychology ever captured in plain text. While not a secret darknet site, its taboo
: Large threads dedicated to the "philosophy" of the fantasy, debating the line between roleplay and reality, and the legality of consensual cannibalism. Where to Find the Archives