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:
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(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!