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It's also kind of ironic that a site whose whole premise is to preserve pages forever, whether the people involved like it or not, is seeking to take down anoth
by jsheard 8mo ago
It's also kind of ironic that a site whose whole premise is to preserve pages forever, whether the people involved like it or not, is seeking to take down another site because they are involved and don't like it. Live by the sword, etc.
- palmotea 8mo ago> It's also kind of ironic that a site whose whole premise is to preserve pages forever, whether the people involved like it or not Oddly, I think archive.today has explicitly said that's not what they're there for, and the people shouldn't rely on their links as a long-term archive.
- johanyc 8mo agoWhat are they for then
- palmotea 8mo agoBypassing paywalls? It actually seems like they've got accounts at many paywalled sites. Shorter term archiving? Given the unclear ownership situation, it makes sense not to rely on them for anything long term. They could disappear tomorrow.
- eviks 8mo agoWhere have they said it? > Archive.today is a time capsule for web pages! > It takes a 'snapshot' of a webpage that will always be online even if the original page disappears.
- palmotea 8mo agoThis reddit post collects some statements: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1i277vt/psa_archivetoday_is_not_a_longterm_web_archive https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1i277vt/psa_ar...