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> we prefer archive.org links when they're available Interesting. May we know why?
by chrisjj 9mo ago
> we prefer archive.org links when they're available
Interesting. May we know why?
- russelg 9mo agoPerhaps because the admins of archive.org don't go around DDoSing random blogs I'd reckon.
- chrisjj 9mo agoInstead they execute source page JS and allow it to doctor the archive copy.
- dannyw 9mo agoArchive.org is run by a registered nonprofit instead of what’s likely a sole maintainer, who while I personally appreciate, does seem to go a little unhinged sometimes (like the dispute with Cloudflare DNS).
- direwolf20 9mo agoThis also makes it susceptible to government pressure. It's easy to get a page taken down from archive.org and it won't archive anything paywalled.
- chrisjj 9mo agoGovernment pressure is the least of the problem. Anyone gaining control of a domain can delete all archives of it.
- direwolf20 9mo agoBecause the government pressures them to obey this
- chrisjj 9mo agoI assume that answer is not official, since there's nothing more unhinged than archive.org facilitating the page's originator to make alterations after the snapshot.