US EditionHumming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever
- The Internet Archive, founded in 1996, is a nonprofit digital library that preserves internet sites and cultural artifacts, with the Wayback Machine as its main tool for accessing over 30 years of web history.
- After President Trump's inauguration, the Internet Archive cataloged approximately 73,000 U.S. Government web pages that were removed, with Director Mark Graham emphasizing the unprecedented scale of deletions.
- Brewster Kahle, the founder of the Internet Archive, noted a recent rise in support for the organization due to shifts in government web infrastructure.
- Nancy Krieger, a social epidemiologist, compared the purge of online materials to 'a digital book burning,' highlighting the importance of preserving public health data.
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Environmental News BitsAs the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever
If you’ve ever clicked on a hyperlink that’s taken you to something called the Wayback Machine to view an old web page, you’ve been introduced to the Internet Archive. The nonprofit, founded in 1996, is a digital library of internet sites and cultural artifacts. This includes hundreds of billions of copies of government websites, news articles and data. The Wayback Machine is the archive’s access point to nearly three decades of web history. But…
Why the Internet Archive is More Relevant Than Ever
It's "live-recording the World Wide Web," according to NPR, with a digital library that includes "hundreds of billions of copies of government websites, news articles and data." They described the 29-year-old nonprofit Internet Archive as "more relevant than ever." Every day, about 100 terabyte...
Internet Archive Responds to Record Labels: Stop Playing “Hide-The-Ball” (Internet Archive Blog) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Internet Archive Blog: Internet Archive Responds to Record Labels: Stop Playing “Hide-The-Ball”. “Yesterday, the Internet Archive submitted its response to the record labels’ recent motion, which seeks to add an additional 493 sound recordings to their lawsuit against the Internet Archive for preserving 78rpm sound recordings.” The post Internet Archive Responds to Record Labels: Stop Playing “Hide-The-Ball” (Internet Archive Blog) first appeare…
A look at the Internet Archive, which sees ~100TB of data uploaded daily and has cataloged ~73K US government webpages that the Trump administration expunged
Emma Bowman / NPR: A look at the Internet Archive, which sees ~100TB of data uploaded daily and has cataloged ~73K US government webpages that the Trump administration expunged — SAN FRANCISCO — If you've ever clicked on a hyperlink that's taken you to something called the Wayback Machine to view an old web page …
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The Trump administration’s erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world’s digital history. (Image credit: Carolyn Fong for NPR)
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