The Wayback Machine

News shouldn’t disappear. 🕳️ Some publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine, putting the public record at risk. Journalists are speaking out. Add your name. Stand for preserving the news. ✍️ savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

This letter about OpenAI was just sent to me. These seem like concerns worth investigating. gist.github.com/Xe/32d7bc436e4…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional is one of the most studied decisions in American history. But the briefs filed in Brown v. Board of Education reveal dimensions that the opinion alone does not capture. Those briefs are now accessible to everyone on the Internet Archive, thanks to the Wolf Law Library at @WMLawSchool. Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u-s…

When MTV News shut down, it felt like decades of culture vanished overnight 🕳️ But over 470,000 pages were already preserved. That history didn’t disappear. It was archived. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE to see why it matters 📖 Download & read: archive.org/details/vanish… 🛒 Purchase in print: betterworldbooks.com/product/detail… #VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive #MTVNews #BookTwitter

Hooray for #NationalLibraryWeek! 📚 Internet Archive's mission is Universal Access to All Knowledge, and we’re proud to be a Federal Depository Library. Books 📖, movies 🎞️, music 🎧, software 💾, web pages 🌐 and much more await on the Internet Archive: the library in your pocket. Explore our collections ➡️ archive.org #Libraries #LibraryLove #Books #Reading #BookTwitter

The arguments behind every landmark Supreme Court ruling have never been freely available to the public… until now. Thanks to a gift from the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School, more than 125,000 #SCOTUS records & briefs are now freely freely available on the Internet Archive, spanning 1830 through 2019. The arguments that shaped America, including Brown v. Board of Education. Loving v. Virginia. Read the full announcement ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u-s… @WMLawSchool #SupremeCourt #DemocracysLibrary

🚨 LIVE ONLINE EVENT 🚨 Publishers vs. preservation: what happens when the web can’t be archived? Find out on PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, a LIVE Future Knowledge #podcast recording 🎙️ Join this timely conversation on AI, access & our digital memory with Mike Masnick, Mark Graham, & Kendra Albert. 📆 Tues, April 28 🕙 10 AM–11 AM PDT/🕐 1 PM–2PM EDT 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/preserving-t… @mmasnick @MarkGraham @bkcharvard @Auths_Alliance #WebArchiving #DigitalPreservation

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…

💫 Today, we are launching our Global Academy of Investigative Journalism, #GIJNAcademy, a unique hub dedicated to connect, expand, and support the journalism community around the world through key training, networking, and knowledge-sharing opportunities. Read more about our global academy here ⬇️ twp.ai/4hpuCu

“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…

How do you build a better, more decentralized web? 🌐 In Berlin, technologists, artists, and organizers are coming together to co-create DWeb Camp 2026—rethinking the internet from the ground up. Learn more: blog.archive.org/2026/04/02/how… #InternetArchiveEU @GETDWeb @dod_berlin @cbase #DWeb #BerlinEvents #BerlinTech

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

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