Post #1464655
2026-04-13 17:43 UTC
> As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-internets-most-powerful-archiving-tool-is-in-mortal-peril/
It is a nightmare for #librarians too, but as for news media and journalists, doing this is just cutting their noses to spite their faces.
#WaybackMachine #preservation #news #media #history #archives #tech #Internet
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@ManyRoads@mstdn.social 2026-04-13 17:49
@bloodravenlib@mas.to I recommend (have for awhile) that any/every one spin their own copy of whatever they will need from the internet. There are some amazing tools out there (especially if you're not American (we're block access via tariff & trade barriers by President Jesus Hitler). Examples: https://kiwix.org/en/ What I've done: https://treemagic.org/Resilience/Resilience/Resilient-Environment-%28Case-Study%29/