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What's wrong with it? It shows the article, with a little banner on top, showing when it was captured. Doesn't mess with scrolling, what's not to like?

beej71 5mo ago
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-a...
- LargoLasskhyfv 5mo ago
  Hrrm :-(
- totetsu 5mo ago
  didnt the archive owner only start doing this after Patokallio revealed his identity for no good reason. Given the legal liability involved in maintaining that service, there is a threat to what Patokallio is doing so it doesn't seem entirely unsympathetic to do something in retaliation..
  - archagon 5mo ago
    Seems like a mistake to rely on an archiving site that runs malware and changes the text of archived pages. However, there’s also not really anything better out there. The owner being some wily/sketchy Russian is even an advantage in some respects, since they can’t be pressured by copyright law or foreign politics.
caymanjim 5mo ago
Well, for one, it wants me to scan a QR code as a captcha.
- themafia 5mo ago
  I've never once had that happen. It's always straight to the unrolled article.
  - dredmorbius 5mo ago
    See: <https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requires-approved-phone/ https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requi...> Or my earlier reply to this subthread.
- kxrm 5mo ago
  I chose the audio option to get around this.
- jghefner 5mo ago
  Me too, and ain't no way I'm doing that. That's blocklist behavior.
- dredmorbius 5mo ago
  That is an issue you can pin on Google: <https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-goog...> (8 May 2026). HN discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067119 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067119> Though yes, Archive.is have continued using reCaptcha despite this recent change.

beej71 5mo ago

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-a...

LargoLasskhyfv 5mo ago
Hrrm :-(
totetsu 5mo ago
didnt the archive owner only start doing this after Patokallio revealed his identity for no good reason. Given the legal liability involved in maintaining that service, there is a threat to what Patokallio is doing so it doesn't seem entirely unsympathetic to do something in retaliation..
- archagon 5mo ago
  Seems like a mistake to rely on an archiving site that runs malware and changes the text of archived pages. However, there’s also not really anything better out there. The owner being some wily/sketchy Russian is even an advantage in some respects, since they can’t be pressured by copyright law or foreign politics.

caymanjim 5mo ago

Well, for one, it wants me to scan a QR code as a captcha.

themafia 5mo ago
I've never once had that happen. It's always straight to the unrolled article.
- dredmorbius 5mo ago
  See: <https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requires-approved-phone/ https://cybernews.com/privacy/google-qr-code-recaptcha-requi...> Or my earlier reply to this subthread.
kxrm 5mo ago
I chose the audio option to get around this.
jghefner 5mo ago
Me too, and ain't no way I'm doing that. That's blocklist behavior.
dredmorbius 5mo ago
That is an issue you can pin on Google: <https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-googled-android-users https://reclaimthenet.org/google-broke-recaptcha-for-de-goog...> (8 May 2026). HN discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067119 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067119> Though yes, Archive.is have continued using reCaptcha despite this recent change.