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Unless the search results themselves are hidden without a login, I don't see how this is censorship. The point of the archive is to preserve information for the
by knaik94 7y ago
Unless the search results themselves are hidden without a login, I don't see how this is censorship. The point of the archive is to preserve information for the foreseeable future. Isn't that the opposite of censorship?
It seems more like a way to limit the Internet Archive being used to spread bad and harmful information. The Archive didn't delete the content. To imply that the IA is going to start being politically motivated in removing the content misses the entire purpose of what the IA stands for.
Propaganda and other forms of misinformation is worth preserving and studying. Requiring a login stops no one from access to the videos, it's a free sign up.
- drummer 7y agoConsidering that a few seconds in delay of loading a website has an impact on visitors staying, what do you think happens when they are required to jump through registration hoops to get to the content? The thumbnails are also blurred. Why? These are tactics to censor content in a subtle way without outright deleting or hiding it, which would be too obvious.