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The Internet Archive is being discussed in connection with a project or feature referred to as its 'alphabet'. The non-profit digital library, best known for the Wayback Machine and its vast collections of archived web pages, books and media, continues to draw attention for its preservation work and ongoing legal battles with publishers over its lending practices.
- 2Internet Archive criticised over machine learning stance●I'm not at all shocked the Internet archive is ran by a bunch of Tech Bros. What a way to piss on actual machine learnin
Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine, is speaking at CloudFest about public AI and the Archive's work. The post criticises the Archive's leadership as 'tech bros' and accuses them of dismissing genuine machine learning, sparking debate about the organisation's approach to AI and its public-interest mission.
- 3Internet Archive and Wayback Machine are back online▼[Updated] The Wayback Machine and full Internet Archive are back up
The Internet Archive reports that the Wayback Machine and its full archive services are back up after an outage. The nonprofit's digital library, which preserves billions of web pages, books and media, had been inaccessible, disrupting researchers, journalists and everyday users who rely on it. The organisation has confirmed services are restored and is working to stabilise the site.
- 4Publishers' AI blocking hits the WayBack Machine●Nello scontro tra editori che non vogliono far leggere i loro contenuti e le AI company che usano i loro bot per addestr
A dispute is growing between publishers who restrict their content from web crawlers and AI companies whose bots scrape material to train language models free of charge. Caught in the crossfire is the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine: blocking measures aimed at AI crawlers are weakening one of the web's most important preservation tools, described as a collateral damage that undermines access to archived pages.
- 5Wayback Machine marks 25 years of archiving the web●Wayback Machine assinala 25 anos como o principal arquivo histórico da Web. A plataforma do Internet Archive dedicada à
The Wayback Machine, the Internet Archive's digital preservation service, is celebrating its 25th anniversary as the leading historical archive of the web. The platform has reached the milestone of one billion archived web pages, preserving decades of online history that would otherwise disappear. Observers are marking the anniversary by reflecting on its role in keeping the web's memory accessible to everyone.
- 6Internet Archive becomes an official US federal library▼The Internet Archive just became an official U.S. federal library
The Internet Archive, the San Francisco-based nonprofit behind the Wayback Machine, has been designated an official U.S. federal library. The move formally recognises the organisation within the federal library system, giving the digital archive an official government status. Observers are discussing what the designation means for the preservation of digital materials and the Archive's long-term standing.