#internet archives

[thefreethoughtprojectcom]

Instances of censorship are growing to the point of normalization. Despite ongoing litigation and more public attention, mainstream social media has been more ferocious in recent months than ever before.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/information-war/pay-attention-they-are-scrubbing-the-internet-right-now

#TheFreeThoughtProject

[rraaaarrl]

I was on a hunt for that one specific meme about Godzilla having a srtoke and fucking dying but found these instead, what a consolation prize

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Tyger Axia

Internet Archives

[planet-deltron]

Some of the amazing wallpaper texture tiles I found from Bowie J. Poag on an old website from 1998-2002. These textures are incredible and highlight how graphic imagery was being used at the time for personal computers.

https://images.ira.abramov.org/Propaganda/

[emptyforlater]

Ennasim, Tunisia

[greatrunner]

There was an ars technica post I briefly glimpsed at, the headline talking about how Google was removing the cache feature from their search engine (or just their technology in general).

"Google "Search Liaison" Danny Sullivan confirmed the feature removal in an X post, saying the feature "was meant for helping people access pages when way back, you often couldn't depend on a page loading. These days, things have greatly improved. So, it was decided to retire it.""

It got me thinking how, after Chuck Windig sparked action against Internet Archive for allowing people to borrow books he published, and maybe download them.

There's been a not-so-concentrated effort to remove the internet's ability to memorialize information, to save information on the general masses to use for research for just curiosity. The intercept, if I recall correctly, reported on how the New York Times didn't want crawlers and bots from places like Internet Archive saving old editions of articles that would either paywall, edit, or remove from the internet entirely.

And even without reading the article, whatever the stated reason, the major one is undoubtedly control of information and control of narratives.

If these past four-five months have demonstrated anything about legacy media and media in general, it never operates on the pretense of honesty that most of us assume is the default. We've seen news corporations spew one lie after another about what people are seeing and hearing with our own eyes.

On a educational stance, the efforts to rewrite history after barely starting to uncover and mend damage done my untruths within the education system, functions on that same level of dishonestly. That same desire to avoid accountability or correction.

I'm sure Internet Archive, and digital archivists in general are brainstorming on how to retrieve information without Google caches as a competent in their work. Still, it's frustrating and frightening to think that this is the direction that internet is moving toward.

[ayeforscotland]

This is absolutely catastrophic.

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[iri-desky]

GET KOSA TRENDING.

STOP SCROLLING NOW!

AS OF FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024, WE GOT FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE DAY OF DECISION OF THE KOSA BILL, WHICH WILL CAUSE MASS CENSORSHIP ROUND THE INTERNET IF PASSED. WE NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND CONTRIBUTE. I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU ALL.

(IMPORTANT UPDATE: Kosa will not necessarily pass on the 26th. It only has the support to pass in Senate, and we STILL HAVE TIME. That being said, time is of the essence.)

WE'RE DOWN TO THE WIRE BUT WE CAN'T GIVE UP YET. IF WE GIVE UP, EVERYTHING IS OVER. IF WE DON'T, AT LEAST WE HAVE A CHANCE.

I'M THE ONE WHO SOUNDED THE ALARM, AND I'M NOT GOING TO CURL UP AND DIE YET.

Reblog this post in every LEGAL way you can under the Tumblr guidelines with the appropriate tags. TELL AND TAG EVERYONE YOU KNOW, then add the tags to see below... and more if you can think of any complying.

Visit badinternetbills.com if you want to find a way to defeat KOSA. It WILL NOT take much of your time. Reblog with any other information or sources, too-- but make sure to reblog if you can.

Reblog if you support lgbtq+ content.

Reblog if you support questioning queer youth and/or abused youth getting the information they need.

Reblog if you support Ao3 and/or other sites that wholeheartedly preserve talentedly made media.

Reblog if you're going to repost this on other sites than Tumblr and spread the word across Twitter, Tik Tok, Pinterest, or elsewhere, alongside the link to badinternetbills.com.

Reblog if you think KOSA is unfair and shouldn't be anyone's problem -- including the adults ALL OVER THE DAMN EARTH forced to face the mass censorship it causes because "think of the American Children!".

Reblog if you support internet activism and Palestine.

Reblog if you hate fascism or censorship, and don't want actually serious and helpful conversations censored on the internet.

Reblog if you value the internet in any way at all whatsoever.

CHECK THIS PETITION, TOO! https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-kosa?recruiter=1331807538&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=sms&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf&recruited_by_id=57368c40-d0fd-11ee-98f7-2175430f819f&share_bandit_exp=initial-36809664-en-US

(Also, please reblog with at least "stop kosa" as a tag and not "kosa". I made the mistake of not adding just "kosa" as a tag...)

We won't let this stand any longer. Let's start a riot and get this trending.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

people all collectively coming to tumblr to see if ao3 is down for other people too or if it’s just them and their wifi is so poetically nostalgic when you think about it, because in some way, it’s the equivalent of those times in the past when you’re a kid and visiting your grandparents’ home and there’s a blackout and so you just walk outside of the house to see if your neighbors experience the same thing too. the ao3 is just. like. a modern version of that

[hamadisthings]

AO3 IS IN TROUBLE IF CALIFORNIAN AGE VERIFICATION LAW PASSES

An upcoming Age verification bill centered in California will be voted on Monday-- And as always,instead of actually protecting kids, it will lead to more online censorship and privacy risks, as it will force websites hosting to verify their users age by sending their ID, your browser history would be linked to it. if you live California, call your reps and tell them to oppose the bill AB3080 as it highly unconstitutional.

They also deem LGBT content harmful to minors, as well as mentions of weapons and tobacco, putting them on the same level as NSFW content.

Since AO3 headquarters reside in California, much like Reddit, Twitter,Discord and Youtube (and others) who knows how bad the effects would be. Instead of just effecting Californians (even then its concerning.) the effects would be US or even worldwide. VPNs wont help.

Please take actions here (a script is included to help you) https://www.defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php

Find your rep here https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

You can also send faxes using this https://faxzero.com/

If you don't live in California, please talk about this,tag your friends and urge others to take actions, make posts and tweets using the hashtags AB3080 and NoOnAB3080

More info HERE

Edit: Lots of this information is outdated for a more recent post click here.

Voting has been delaying until Monday May 13th 2024

[eroticlamb]

Kinetica Art Fair, 2012, featuring 'Pony' by Tim Lewis  (video source)

edit: i feel the need to specify that this is a robot for everyone who's confused 😭

[rraaaarrl]

to say this article, from 2002, did not age well is an understatement 💀

[veggietale]

server towers at the internet archive, each blue light signifies an article being accessed or edited (in real time!)

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

I love you PBS I love you NPR I love you public libraries I love you wikipedia I love you project gutenberg I love you librivox I love you libby I love you hoopla I love you openlibrary I love you internet archive I love you resources that make information free and accessible to the public