Ars TechnicaFeb 20
Wikipedia bans Archive.today after site executed DDoS and altered web captures
If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Show threadNN Schneider
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Feb 20 at 6:50pmWeb
Show threadSteve HerseyFeb 20

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Interesting, but apparently Ars has started using clankers to write stories, so I'm not going to believe anything they write unless it's externally verified.

https://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/

Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.

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Show threadinfeeeeeFeb 20

@n1xnx The new guidance this article is about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance

> There is consensus to immediately deprecate archive.today, and, as soon as practicable, add it to the spam blacklist (or create an edit filter that blocks adding new links) and remove all links to it.

Wikipedia:archive.today guidance - Wikipedia