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 threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Feb 21

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There are so many 'archive.whatever' domains that it would be great to see a validation of sorts, maybe branding the 'archive' name would be a first step. Using these untrustworthy sites as proof for the need to do this might be enough.

It's crucial for archive websites to be trusted. Untrustworthy archives, jeeeeez, that's all we need now 😡

Show threadJoe ❌👑
@pascaline @arstechnica Many of them point to the same bad actor. From the article: "the decision asked editors to help remove and replace links to the following domain names used by the archive site: archive.today, archive.is, archive.ph, archive.fo, archive.li, archive.md, and archive.vn."
Feb 21 at 4:10pmWeb
Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Feb 21

@not2b

Yes, that helps!
But with so many domains, it could be helpful to disallow using the beloved and trusted 'archive' name.
I have to say that some VPN's already blocked these sites. Which is great. Clearly, something was going on.

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