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100+ journalists, including Cory Doctorow, Rachel Maddow, Ellen Nakashima, Ashley Belanger, Kat Tenbarge, Stu Neatby, Michael Alex, Laura Flynn, Zara Stone, and many more, back the Internet Archive’s #WaybackMachine as essential to preserving the public record. 🗂️

Maddow calls it a “national treasure” for journalism and accountability.

Read more at Fight for the Future⬇️ https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-04-13-100-journalists-applaud-the-internet-archives-role-in-preserving-the-public-record/

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Show threadSimon B10h ago
@internetarchive @fight @pluralistic did anyone suggest moving the archive out of the USA? Are there mirrors in countries not run by tyrants
Show threadCory Doctorow10h ago
@foobarry @internetarchive @fight They have a Canadian operation that was created in 2016 on that basis. The Vancouver centre is beautiful
Show threadMagnus Ahltorp9h ago

@internetarchive @fight @pluralistic "essential to preserving the public record"

This is of course the reason that certain people want it closed down.

Show threadDiaa-Ayyad 973h ago
@internetarchive @fight @pluralistic "Preserving digital memory is essential for protecting truth and accountability in the future."