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Behind the scenes of the Internet Archive's race to save deleted federal webpages

In an era when government information can disappear with a click, the Internet Archive is racing to preserve a digital paper trail. Why it matters: The San Francisco-based Internet Archive is ...
CounterPunch

As History Erasure Intensifies, Independent Internet Archives Are Helping Fortify the ‘Digital Preservation Infrastructure’

Despite Donald Trump’s disavowal of Project 2025, his administration began enforcing that initiative’s agenda immediately after his second inauguration. This includes efforts to erase history through ...

Internet Archive director decries sites that block the Wayback Machine: 'Blocking preservation efforts risks a profound unintended consequence'

"The Wayback Machine is built for human readers." ...
KQED

What Happens if the Internet Archive Goes Dark?

For decades, the Internet Archive has preserved our digital history. Lately, journalists and ordinary citizens have been turning to it more than ever, as the Trump administration undertakes an ...
Tech Xplore

News sites are locking out the internet archive to stop AI crawling. Is the 'open web' closing?

When the World Wide Web went live in the early 1990s, its founders hoped it would be a space for anyone to share information ...
Hyperallergic

In the Internet Archive's Millions of Public-Domain Images, a Guide to Museum History

The Internet Archive is using public domain digitization to offer an entryway into its over 500 years of historical texts already online. The Internet Archive is using public domain digitization to ...
cjr.org

The organization that safeguards the internet’s history is under attack

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In recent weeks, the digital library dedicated to preserving the internet’s history has been under attack by the internet ...