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from the you-can-never-have-too-many-offsite-backups-eh dept.
The Internet Archive plans to create a backup of its data in Canada in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States:
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit that saves copies of old web pages, is creating a backup of its database in Canada, in response to the election of Donald Trump. "On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change," the organization wrote in a blogpost explaining the move. "It was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change."
[...] The move will cost millions, according to the Internet Archive, which is soliciting donations. In their post, the Internet Archive justified its decision to backup its data in Canada, claiming that Trump could threaten an open internet. "For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions."
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 30 2016, @07:54PM
Your desire to punish liberals overrides your common sense
Actually, it is after seeing liberals in operation, and wanting to COMPLETELY disassociate with them.
Liberals have become pariahs by their own hand, and absolutely no one wants to be within 100 yards of them lest your flesh rot off.
If the left supports a free press, it's strictly for your HuffPo and fuck everyone else.
If the left supports freedom to protest, it's only for BLM and fuck everyone else
If the left supports journalistic integrity, it is to call everyone else brainwashed liars and the need to clamp down on "fake" news.
Sorry, these perceptions don't come from some alt-right orbital mind control laser, more the alt-right is a response to seeing the unabated hypocrisy of liberals in action. Any support from them is little more than (((I'm alright, Jack))).
While your concern about the nature of what could happen with the press is mildly amusing, the timing is a little suspicious to suddenly have a revelation about how important the press is, so kindly fuck right off; I can make my own determination about your sincerity level.