The Wayback Machine

Destroying a library brings the dark ages.

Destroying the @InternetArchive's @WayBackMachine would be the equivalent of the burning of the Library of Alexandria - one of the worst losses of knowledge in history. Media giants are now threatening to do this. We can't let this happen. Pass it on.

Was trying to find this, and thank goodness @waybackmachine has it! web.archive.org/web/2019032613…

Yes. For those who want to see what @MYANC website was like before it lost complete access to posting new stuff on it because of nonpayment to the service provider, make a visit to @waybackmachine . Here's the Index page on Oct 17, 1997, for example. web.archive.org/web/1997101714…

100+ journalists, including Cory Doctorow, Rachel Maddow and many more, are backing the Internet Archive’s #WaybackMachine as essential to preserving the public record 🗂️ Read more at Fight for the Future 👇 fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-04-1… 🧵⬇️ @doctorow @maddow

In writing a cultural history of the 21st century, I realized that so many key texts have been expunged from the living internet. The notorious Vice founders interview with New York Press and Gavin's piece for The American Conservative were buried deep in there

Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: wired.com/story/the-inte…

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“We are collateral damage.” - @MarkGraham, dir. of the @waybackmachine When preservation is caught in the crossfire, it’s not just libraries that lose—it’s the public’s access to history & knowlege. The web shouldn’t disappear behind closed doors. sfexaminer.com/news/technolog…

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DLARC: The Radio Geek’s Doomscrolling Antidote 📻🌀 The Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC) gathers 225,000+ items: magazines, QSL cards, audio, video, and more, free through the Internet Archive. 📚💿 It’s a deep, searchable rabbit hole of radio history, research & culture. 🔎📡 Tune in ⤵️🔗 radioworld.com/news-and-busin… #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #RadioHistory @InternetArchive

💯 Big news! Brewster Kahle, founder & digital librarian of the Internet Archive, has been named to the 2026 Curious 100 by the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity, celebrating leaders using curiosity to preserve knowledge, spark innovation, and shape a better future. Learn more: #brewster-kahle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eamesinstitute.org/curious-100/20… 🧵1️⃣/4️⃣ #curious100 @eamesinstitute @Brewster_Kahle @InternetArchive

New post from Joe Mullin, EFF's Sr. Policy Analyst: Publishers say they’re blocking the Internet Archive because they fear AI scraping. This is a misguided notion: it won’t stop AI, but it will erase the web’s historical record. @EFF has the story ⤵️ eff.org/deeplinks/2026… #DigitalPreservation @WaybackMachine

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💪 Protect our archives! Physical and digital records serve critical roles in society, preserving our history and culture. 🏛️ 🌐 The Wayback Machine helps to archive the history of the web, critical for @Wikipedia: without it, link rot erodes the verifiability of information.

To clear up any confusion, this action is not about the Internet Archive, which is at archive.org, or the Wayback Machine. techradar.com/pro/security/w…

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@waybackmachine @internetarchive do y'all um.. have a tech support email or something? My friend is having some issues and she's... A bit perturbed 😅 (I blipped the expletives and unnecessary ranty bits)

Who benefits from the internet we’re building? Brewster Kahle discusses building "a smarter infrastructure rather than more powerful monopolies" ahead of his keynote at @cloudfest. cloudfest.com/blog/brewster-…

Wayback Machine director Mark Graham pushes back on unfounded claims from media organizations that the @waybackmachine is a backdoor for AI scraping.⁠ ⁠ Read more via @techdirt 🔗 techdirt.com/2026/02/17/pre…