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Internet Archive Adds "Context" with Warnings
The Internet Archive is warning users about debunked 'zombie' coronavirus misinformation
The Internet Archive is alerting users when they've clicked on some stories that were debunked or taken down on the live web, following reports that people were spreading false coronavirus information through its Wayback Machine.
As NBC reporter Brandy Zadrozny noted on Twitter, the site includes a bright banner on one popular Medium post that was removed as misinformation. Its video archive also creates friction by making users log in to see some videos containing false information, like a reposted version of the conspiracy documentary Plandemic. These videos also include critical comments from Wayback Machine director Mark Graham who described the warnings to Zadrozny as an example of the "importance and value of context in archiving."
What Critical Thinking? Wayback Machine is Now Complicit in Big Tech Censorship
What critical thinking? Wayback Machine is now complicit in Big Tech censorship:
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by Mojibake Tengu on Tuesday May 26 2020, @12:51PM (15 children)
I already noticed what's happening on Wayback, too often to slip ignored as a technical glitch:
When a politically controversial site[1] gets destroyed, often by just removing its database backend while keeping a domain husk still visible, Wayback's response is culling the most informative pages off from all timeline, leaving only worthless junk accessible. However, leaving the same-time junk stuff on is what reveals the true intent: it was the erased info what was actually targeted.
Question is, who operates the Wayback Machine thusly, but I call this is a demolition of history, not a preservation. And it stinks like a plan.
I am glad someone else noticed this behavior too, that makes me looking less paranoid and more realistic.
[1] Recent victim example is David Icke's website
Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @01:04PM (10 children)
If Nazis want their freeze peaches they can make their own archives. And watch them get ddosed :).
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Mojibake Tengu on Tuesday May 26 2020, @03:17PM (3 children)
If a political concept of free speech is genuinely honest and candid, and not just some partisan propaganda stunt trick, then the free speech must be granted to everyone, even to uninformed, stupid, disoriented or even adversaries.
Otherwise, it is not free speech but a false distraction of mind.
Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday May 26 2020, @03:46PM (2 children)
Great, I'm glad we're in agreement that Internet Archive's right to freely speak about dangerous misinformation must be protected.
'Cause it almost sounds like people think those labels they are applying should be censored!
(Score: 2) by Mojibake Tengu on Tuesday May 26 2020, @08:39PM (1 child)
For preserving Internet history, I am pretty sure the Internet Archive was supposed to be a technical tool, not a political one.
Respect Authorities. Know your social status. Woke responsibly.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday May 26 2020, @08:54PM
They're documenting the history of when those fraudulent claims were removed the from site they no longer exist on.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @03:44PM
And why would anyone sane not be against such "progress"?
Do explain, oh anonymous DDOS proponent.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @04:52PM (1 child)
What about people who want to study these things? Burning books has never worked, allowing ideologies to be openly examined and debated in the light of day always works.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @11:51PM
Which "books are being burned" (yes, I recognize you're using that term metaphorically)?
If I have a physical book and make notes on the inside cover, am I "burning the book?"
That's the metaphor. You're either too stupid to recognize it or are attempting to spread disinformation.*
*See what I did there?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @06:28PM
You're the "nazi", Bolshevik Jew's idiot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @05:44AM (1 child)
So psychotic conspiracy theorists are now Nazi's as well? Will the increasing number of people to whom this wondrous term can be applied never cease?
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @06:03AM
Everyone I don't like is a Nazi. It's a long list and it keeps growing.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by meustrus on Tuesday May 26 2020, @03:26PM (2 children)
I dunno, every time I've tried to find any significant amount of dynamic content from something like a web forum, it's not there. I can't think of a political reason for any of those sites. I always just assumed they couldn't possibly have the storage space to actually archive the entire literal internet.
FWIW, the missing content linked back to the original site, so it's possible that if you look at recent backups, you can click links and not realize you've left the archive. It isn't until the original content is deleted that those links start failing.
If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @09:19PM (1 child)
The entire Internet only takes 42Gb once you remove all the pr0n.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @11:54PM
Thanks! This [xkcd.com] makes a *lot* more sense now!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 26 2020, @10:19PM
https://blog.archive.today/post/618500726443950080/the-internet-archive-is-now-editorializing [blog.archive.today]