English Wikipedia has pulled the plug on using archive.today links to archive websites after the site used scripts to involve users in a DDoS attack on a critical blog.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-might-blacklist-archive-today-after-site-maintainer-ddosed-a-blog/

#ArchiveDotToday #ArchiveDotIs #ArchiveToday #ArchiveIs #Wikipedia #DDoS #DistributedDenialOfServiceAttack #ArsTechnica

Bad news, but how do we archive now and preserve the web?

Anyone?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/

And no, #ArchiveOrg #WayBackMachine doesn't work for me on most sites.

#Wikipedia #Archive #History #ArchiveToday #ArchiveIS #Internet #Disinformation #Tips

Well damn... I heard of some shady stuff going on with archive[.today|.ph|.is] but manipulating archived content is the line. It can't be trusted.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/wikipedia-blacklists-archiveis-after-alleged-ddos-attack-on-blogger

#WebArchive #ArchiveToday #ArchiveIS #ArchivePH

Is it just me, or is https://archive.today an infinite captcha-loop for everyone else too?

#ArchiveIs #ArchiveToday #DownForMe

Heise Online: Archive.today: FBI Demands Data from Provider Tucows. “Why the FBI is currently interested in archive.today, which is also accessible under the domains archive.is and archive.ph, is not evident from the court order. However, there are several obvious starting points for investigations: in addition to the obvious reason of copyright issues, the investigators could also be pursuing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/07/archive-today-fbi-demands-data-from-provider-tucows-heise-online/