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Journalists don’t just report from the web anymore—they report on it. Learn the 9 Ways Web Archives Are Used In Digital Investigations in a new guest post by researchers from King’s College London who analyze 8,600 news articles to identify how journalists use the #WaybackMachine in digital investigations.🕵️‍♀️ Read Follow the Changes 👉 blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/fol… #WebArchiving #DigitalAccountability @kingsartshums @KingsCollegeLon

The housing crisis doesn't spare older adults. In fact, for many seniors it's getting worse. RSVP for a free screening of "No Place to Grow Old" in San Francisco, and stay for a panel Q&A with community advocates. 📅 April 22 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM / 🕕 6 PM 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ luma.com/lrtq1eg5 #sfevents

Jesse Walton’s "1,000,000,000,000" visualizes one trillion archived pages using a custom "2x4 font" to show scale, displayed atop the Internet Archive in San Francisco. This text-based sculpture reflects how today’s art can become tomorrow’s artifacts. 🌐 Learn all about this & other artworks created for the Internet Archive x Gray Area Trillionth Webpage Net Art Commissions ⤵️ blog.archive.org/internet-archi… @GrayAreaOrg #Wayback1T #WaybackMachine @InternetArchive

🗂️🇨🇦 Preserving the Ethnic Press: Expanding Access to Historical Newspapers Discover the rich stories of Canada’s immigrant & ethnic communities 📜 Internet Archive Canada (IAC) & the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario (MHSO) are partnering to make historical newspapers like Canadian Jewish Review, The New Canadian & L’Ami du Peuple freely accessible for research & exploration. More about this initiative ⤵️ internetarchivecanada.org/2026/03/31/pre… @MHSOtoronto @InternetArcCA @MsAndreaMills

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

Congrats to "SEEING YOU IN DREAMS" by Grace Mural, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬 "A sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer." A lyrical and intimate dreamlike journey. Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/seeing… #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

2️⃣/2️⃣ Nazar, also a part-time Wikisource development consultant for Wikimedia Ukraine 🇺🇦, created a list 📝 that connects Open Library book catalog records 📖 to readable texts in Wikisource. This helps keep these books from slipping into obscurity 🌫️ by maintaining their place in the digital record 💾 and preserving their long-term discoverability online 🔗👀.

Open Library volunteers like Nazar Kotsur 👨‍💻 work behind the scenes every day to build collections 📚 and improve access to book records from around the world 🌍. Without their work, countless books could be lost to time ⏳, obscurity 🌫️, or disappear from the internet forever 💻❌. Learn more 👇 blog.openlibrary.org/2026/03/24/fea… 🧵1️⃣/2️⃣ #DigitalPreservation #OpenLibrary #BooksForAll

On Apple’s 50th anniversary, the Future Knowledge #podcast presents THE APPLE II AGE 🍎 A computer that didn’t just launch Apple but shaped how a generation discovered technology. Historians Laine Nooney & Finn Brunton explore how games, classrooms, and creative tools made the Apple II a cultural phenomenon. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/the-apple-ii-a… @Sierra_OffLine #Apple #Apple50 #AppleII #PersonalComputing

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE UNHOLY THREE (1930) On April 1, we celebrate the birth of Lon Chaney, the Man of a Thousand Faces with his only sound film. 🎙️ No fooling! It was released shortly before his death, giving a taste of what he could have brought to the talkies. 🎭 Chaney not only portrays ventriloquist Professor Echo, who disguises himself as the elderly Mrs. O’Grady, but also throws his voice to a dummy, a parrot, and an unsuspecting girl in the audience. Full film ➡️ archive.org/details/theunh… #PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #OTD

🐦🔍 #OTD 2002 Google revealed the secret of its search ranking tech: pigeons! April Fools! PigeonRank™ claimed queries were sent to a “data coop,” where flocks watched flashing results and pecked rubber bars to rank pages in true pecking order. Revisit this fine feathered foolishness on the @WaybackMachine ⤵️ web.archive.org/web/2002040100… #WebNostalgia #InternetHistory @WaybackMachine #AprilFools #Google

Apple turns 50 today 💻 The iconic Apple II became home to countless software breakthroughs. "The Print Shop" let anyone create posters, cards, and more from home 🖨️ Celebrate classic software preservation ⤵️ archive.org/details/The_Pr… #Apple #Apple50 #AppleII #HomeComputing #VintageComputing #SoftwareMilestone

Blocking archives risks harming the public record. Some news organizations are restricting access to the @WaybackMachine over fears of AI scraping. @MarkGraham explains why these concerns are unfounded and that blocking archives risks harming the public record. Get the story on Techdirt 🔗 techdirt.com/2026/02/17/pre… @techdirt

The most complete archive of your life may belong to a commercial tech company. What could go wrong? /s Vauhini Vara explores how search engines and AI systems are shaping memory & identity in SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE on the Future Knowledge #podcast, in conversation with moderator Luca Messarra. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/searc… @vauhinivara @InternetArchive #AI #DigitalCulture #AI #DigitalCulture

Where will San Francisco's seniors live as they age? Join us for a free screening of the short documentary "No Place to Grow Old" and a panel discussion with local advocates working on solutions. 📅 April 22nd 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM PT / Screening 🕕 6 PM PT 📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ RSVP luma.com/lrtq1eg5 #sfevents

Congrats to "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS DESERTED AND THEY’RE DOING SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD." by Bea Bordanove, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬 A modernized remix with contemporary cutouts, drones, and digital masks that shows the timelessness of its message in a TikTok-like form. Watch the full short film ⤵️ archive.org/details/all-qu… #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Are machines changing how we see the world and ourselves? In SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE on the Future Knowledge #podcast, journalist Vauhini Vara reflects on grief, memory, and identity filtered through AI & digital platforms, in conversation with Luca Messarra. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/searc… @vauhinivara @InternetArchive #AI #DigitalCulture

📰 The future of local news depends on what we preserve today. Join the Internet Archive, Poynter Institute, and Investigative Reporters and Editors for the National Summit on Local News Preservation. Collaborate with journalists, archivists & media leaders to tackle urgent preservation challenges through panels, workshops & discussions. 📅 June 17, 2026 📍 National Harbor, MD 🎟️ 🆓 Secure your spot now 👇 blog.archive.org/2026/03/23/nat… @InternetArchive @IRE_NICAR @Poynter

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⏰ TOMORROW! Don’t miss Ryan Calo & Danielle Citron discussing LAW AND TECHNOLOGY & how we can navigate legal challenges in emerging tech while defending digital rights 📖 📆 Thurs Mar 26 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/future-knowl… @RCalo @DanielleCitron #DigitalRights #TechPolicy @Auths_Alliance @InternetArchive

🎯 Planning your week? Add this #booktalk to your list! LAW AND TECHNOLOGY explores how law can guide innovation while protecting human rights & defending digital freedoms ⚖️💻 📆 Thurs Mar 26 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/future-knowl… @RCalo @DanielleCitron #LawAndTechnology #DigitalRights #TechPolicy @Auths_Alliance @InternetArchive