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Internet Archive to Duplicate Data in Canada in Response to Trump's Election

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday November 30 2016, @01:54PM   
from the you-can-never-have-too-many-offsite-backups-eh dept.

takyon writes:

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."

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• Re:Overreaction Re:Overreaction (Score: -1, Flamebait) by khallow on Wednesday November 30 2016, @10:47PM

  by khallow (3766) on Wednesday November 30 2016, @10:47PM (#435178) Journal

  I explained myself. So unless you have something to contribute, then fuck off.

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• Re:Overreaction Re:Overreaction (Score: 2, Flamebait) by edIII on Wednesday November 30 2016, @11:13PM

  by edIII (791) on Wednesday November 30 2016, @11:13PM (#435186)

  You didn't explain shit, you stupid fuck.

  I made the assertion that it isn't an overreaction simply based upon the statements of Trump, and the views of the people he is giving power towards.

  YOU came back with Jill Stein and the recount effort. So how about you contribute, beyond killing yourself for posterity's sake, and explain how that has fuck all to do with the Internet Archive and the ongoing attacks upon Free Speech by the child emperor?

  Like I said, Segue-way. So what the fuck are you smoking?

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  • Democracy Not Necessary Democracy Not Necessary (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 01 2016, @03:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 01 2016, @03:17AM (#435253)

    Today we learn that people born after 1980, less than one third think it is essential to live in a democracy. [pri.org] Shit is going sideways. Trump isn't the cause, he's a symptom that hastens the infection to stage 3.

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    • Re:Democracy Not Necessary (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 01 2016, @07:48AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 01 2016, @07:48AM (#435329)

      When they see a 'democracy' is no better than all the other corrupt regimes, who is surprised by this?

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