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Internet Archive Adds "Context" with Warnings

posted by martyb on Tuesday May 26 2020, @10:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the context-for-con's-text dept.

Internet Archive Adds "Context" with Warnings

takyon writes:

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

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for FatPhil:

What critical thinking? Wayback Machine is now complicit in Big Tech censorship:

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday May 26 2020, @03:46PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday May 26 2020, @03:46PM (#999250) Journal

    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!

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  • (Score: 2) by Mojibake Tengu on Tuesday May 26 2020, @08:39PM (1 child)

    by Mojibake Tengu (8598) on Tuesday May 26 2020, @08:39PM (#999366) Journal

    For preserving Internet history, I am pretty sure the Internet Archive was supposed to be a technical tool, not a political one.

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    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday May 26 2020, @08:54PM

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday May 26 2020, @08:54PM (#999370) Journal

      They're documenting the history of when those fraudulent claims were removed the from site they no longer exist on.