“We are collateral damage.” - Mark Graham director of the Wayback Machine.

When preservation is caught in the crossfire, it’s not just libraries that lose—it’s the public’s access to history & knowlege.

The web shouldn’t disappear behind closed doors.
➡️ https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/internet-archive-collateral-damage-in-ai-news-battle/article_d3a37294-dc35-4861-8f7a-0a8cbfb12a58.html

Publishers’ AI battle hits Internet Archive

SF organization losing access to some news content

San Francisco Examiner

@internetarchive @miguelpergamon

100% support Wayback but I do have a serious problem with archiving individual (not organisational) social media pages. They didn't sign up to have any random comment archived into eternity. Individuals deserve the right to be forgotten. Especially when it comes to children and young people.