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@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org · 2d ago

Web history disappears when it can’t be preserved. Today, many publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk. Tell publishers: don’t block the Wayback Machine. Sign the petition ➡️ https://www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/ #WaybackMachine

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@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org · 5d ago

News organizations are increasingly blocking the #WaybackMachine even as their reporters still depend on it 📰 In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, @mark@mastodon.archive.org, Director of the Wayback Machine at the #InternetArchive, explains how major newsroom staff rely on archived web history because their internal archives often miss the deeper public record. 🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge #podcast ⤵️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/preserving-the-web-in-the-age-of-ai 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026

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@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org · May 04, 2026

Love the Wayback Machine? ❤️ Here’s your chance to stand up for it 📣 When news can't be archived, we all lose part of the public record 🕳️📰 Tell major publishers: keep journalism in the #WaybackMachine. ✍️ Sign here: https://savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders This campaign is a project of @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org ✊

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@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org · May 05, 2026

RIP Ask Jeeves. The natural-language search engine founded in 1996 was rebranded as Ask in 2006, and officially shut down on May 1. Here are the Wayback Machine’s first and last captures of the site. When websites disappear, the historical record can disappear with them. The #WaybackMachine preserves that history – capturing the web so its past remains accessible. Explore 30 years of web history: https://web.archive.org #90s #90sNostalgia #WebHistory #WebDesign

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@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org · Apr 14, 2026

100+ journalists, including Cory Doctorow, Rachel Maddow, Ellen Nakashima, Ashley Belanger, Kat Tenbarge, Stu Neatby, Michael Alex, Laura Flynn, Zara Stone, and many more, back the Internet Archive’s #WaybackMachine as essential to preserving the public record. 🗂️ Maddow calls it a “national treasure” for journalism and accountability. Read more at Fight for the Future⬇️ https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-04-13-100-journalists-applaud-the-internet-archives-role-in-preserving-the-public-record/ @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org @pluralistic@mamot.fr

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