That invaluable website archive.org has a new message at the top that appeared the other day which says
"Dear Internet Archive Patrons,
We need your help to make sure the Internet Archive lasts forever. On November 9, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change."
This got me wondering about who this new administration might be and what their intentions are.
As it is such a valuable resource for information many have wanted hidden, providing a window into the past versions of many websites, would it not be a target for those wanting to delete certain information from it's archives so it would never be found by researchers?
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rickjamesb____ ago
I do not have proof, but I remember some stuff going missing from their page in last few years. For example when sensitive information about the torture report came up, a couple retracted articles got removed. The only thing really safe from deletion is a cold backup at your home.
norobotono ago
Sure but hard drives can become corrupted and that information lost forever, so another backup site is a must for investigations and leads.
rickjamesb____ ago
True, keep in mind anything can be altered though, if it's not a decentralized p2p network.
norobotono ago
Which is why archive.is seems a good option as it takes an image of the page rather than the formatted version.