That's a rather flimsy explanation. 8kun itself was never down. It seems to have been an issue with the DDoS protection service:
https://ddos-guard.net/
The world revolves around you, anon. We are blessed to have you here. Kek.
Yes. It does look interesting.
That was my reaction. Holy shit! where am I gonna get my news from?
What is going on in the world? Oh my God! It's the end!