📰 As some publishers & news organizations block the Wayback Machine from archiving journalism. ✏️ Help keep journalism accessible—sign the open letter asking them to stop blocking archiving ⤵️ www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders #SaveTheArchive #WaybackMachine #PreserveTheWeb @fightforthefuture.org

🧵 What happens when public datasets disappear? 🕳️ 🎙️ THE FIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD is a LIVE #FutureKnowledge #podcast conversation examining how public knowledge is preserved and what happens when it isn't. 📅 Tues, Jun 23 🕙 10AM PT 📍ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fight-...

Preventing the Wayback Machine from saving the news puts today’s journalism at risk of disappearing from history. 📝 Help push back. Sign the open letter calling on publishers to stop blocking web archiving 👉 www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

🎩 Calling all dandies, divas & swells! Jun 9th: Internet Archive hosts MOROCCO (1930) starring Marlene Dietrich. Top Hat & Tails affair—dress up or remix Hollywood glamour! 📅 Tues June 9 🕠 5:30 PM 🍸 🕖 7:00 PM Screening + Q&A 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/1988629902... #SanFrancisco

🧵1️⃣/4️⃣ The Internet Archive helped uncover a 100-year conservation mystery. Researchers discovered why some bowhead whale populations are recovering from centuries of commercial whaling using Arctic whaling logbooks preserved via the Internet Archive. Read more: theconversation.com/centuries-ol...

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THEY LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN (1930) ⚾🎶 Mashing up baseball, musicals, and radio, this pre-Code film follows two star ballplayers whose friendship is tested by fame, romance, and the lure of show biz. Watch it now ➡️ archive.org/details/they...

My presentation on Democracy's Library at the @archive.org from the Spring @cni-org.bsky.social meeting is now available! If you want to learn more about my work, I'm the first 15 minutes of this recording. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--u...

Many publishers rely on archived journalism for accountability & research, yet some are blocking the Wayback Machine from preserving it! 📝 Sign the open letter calling on these organizations to stop blocking web archiving & protect access to the public record ⤵️ www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

❤️ Love the Wayback Machine? Some publishers and news organizations are blocking it from archiving journalism—cutting off the public record & future accountability. Want them to stop? ✍️ Sign the open letter to support preserving journalism in the Wayback Machine ⤵️ www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

Scanned and uploaded to @archive.org: This 1975 #filmstrip from a current events publisher tells the story of press freedom through the years. VIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE: https://uncom.cc/b8e53

I spent more time on this piece than almost anything else I've written in the last year. Building a better, more decentralized internet is an inherent necessity if you want a functioning democracy. I hope people find it a useful encapsulation of where we're at. www.liberalism.org/p/enshittifi...

🧵1/3 🎮 What if cultural history disappears because no one is allowed to preserve it? Jordan Mechner, creator of Prince of Persia, reflects on the fragility of games, media, and cultural memory in his essay in VANISHING CULTURE, from the #InternetArchive. Read it here: archive.org/details/vani...

🧵 1/3 As America turns 250, THE FIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD asks what democracy requires of us to preserve public knowledge? Who is responsible, and what happens when it disappears? 🕳️ It's a LIVE #FutureKnowledge #podcast recording. 📅 Jun 23 🕙 10AM PT 📍ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fight-...

@FightFortheFuture.org is calling out publishers and news organizations that are blocking the Wayback Machine from preserving journalism. Sign the open letter urging them to stop blocking web archiving and keep journalism accessible for generations: ✍️ www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

CONGRATS AGAIN to "THE REALITY ENGINEER" by Konstantin, an Honorable Mention, in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🏅 A scientist alters reality, only to find that each well-intentioned fix deepens the chaos. Full short ⤵️ archive.org/details/the-... #PublicDomainDay

🧵 Some publishers & news organizations are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving journalism, stifling access to the public record. 📣 If you rely on the Wayback Machine to preserve news & history, tell them not to block web archiving. ✏️ Sign the open letter👇 www.savethearchive.com/NewsLeaders

Why are public libraries worth protecting? So that knowledge itself does not become privatized. That's the *real* danger of pushing everyone to go to sites like Google or to A.I. chatbots for answers.

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, HELL'S ANGELS (1930) ✈️🔥 🎬 Howard Hughes’ massive aviation epic stunned audiences with spectacular aerial combat sequences, real stunt flying, and one of Jean Harlow’s breakout performances. Watch the full film ➡️ archive.org/details/hell...

NEWLY RESTORED AT @archive.org: A rare #filmstrip adaptation of a 60s #Disney short in the "What Should I Do?" series. https://archive.org/details/uncommon-ephemera-filmstrip-f5660-1510-the-lunch-money-walt-disney-educational-media-company-1972

🧵What happens when libraries can't preserve the knowledge they collect? 📚⚠️ @Brewster.Kahle.org warns that the systems connecting libraries, readers, and cultural memory are becoming dangerously fragile. Read Preserving the Library System in VANISHING CULTURE ⤵️ archive.org/details/vani...

Congrats to "SAVE THE HOMELAND" by Todd Tokashiki, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬 Haunting archival imagery of early 20th-century Palestine with powerful manipulated narration & repetition. Full film ⤵️ archive.org/details/save... #PublicDomainDay

🧵 “People aren’t sure what’s true, and what libraries are here for is to help with that.” So says Brewster Kahle, digital librarian of the Internet Archive, discussing the future of the Wayback Machine on ABC Radio National (Australia) 🇦🇺. 🎧 Listen ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🧵 Legal scholar Ryan Calo argues that technology can become a “shell game” of responsibility, where tech companies push consequences onto individuals instead of the decisions made in boardrooms. On the Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/law...

🧵 Musician & human rights activist Peter Gabriel sent a congratulatory message to Brewster Kahle, founder & digital librarian of the Internet Archive, on being honored as a 2026 Computer History Museum Fellow on April 25th. Watch Gabriel’s message & more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/20/b...

Memorial Day weekend calls for picnics 🧺 One Hundred Picnic Suggestions (1915) has ideas both traditional and… questionable: chicken salad, roast beef sandwiches 🥪, eggs in aspic jelly 🥚, and… tongue salad 👅🥗?! Check out this public domain culinary curiosity ⤵️ archive.org/details/oneh...

🧵1/2 “You’ve Got Mail.” 📬 Founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services & renamed America Online in 1991, AOL was synonymous with online services. 🌐 Though the dial up era is long gone, AOL persists. Explore decades of web history with @WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org

1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ That's one million pages digitized and counting. The Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley marks this major milestone in its LoCAL Digitization Project. An archive of California local government history searchable online. Learn more: igs.berkeley.edu/news/one-mil... 🧵 1/5

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Quotable: Salon Smart, sharp & written to be shared. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96 @salon.com

🗓️ Join us at our next virtual meetup ✨Latest in the DWeb Ecosystem: Camp Edition on May 28 at 18 CET/12 ET/9 PT ✨ speakers: @lizbarry.bsky.social of @metagov.bsky.social @lxcast.bsky.social of @folktech.bsky.social @b-cavello.bsky.social of @aspendigital.bsky.social tix.dod.ngo/dwebcamp/vir...

🧵1/4 African folktales were once passed down through generations as community treasures. Today, many survive only through preservation efforts and digital access. 🌍 Laura Gibbs & Helen Nde fight to preserve African folktales before more cultural memory disappears 🕳️ 🔗 archive.org/details/vani...

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Likely to LAN Party: Quake Before Twitch streams there were cables, pizza & Quake. You had to be there (literally). See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96 @bethesdastudios.com

Tell publishers to keep the news in the Wayback Machine: www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/

My first web pages from '96 are still on the archive, although sadly the first captures are from updates in '97. It was a good year for learning web design. PNG was the hot new graphic format.

Tell publishers to keep the news in the Wayback Machine: www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Likely to Save Everything: Internet Archive Because the web isn’t forever, unless someone saves it. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96 @Archive.org #InternetArchive

Join us in welcoming Internet Archive Switzerland!🇨🇭 This independent non profit foundation is a mission-aligned organization with Internet Archive, Internet Archive Canada & Internet Archive Europe, with the common goal of Universal Access to All Knowledge. Visit their website: internetarchive.ch

🧵 In LAW & TECHNOLOGY on the Future Knowledge #podcast, @RCalo.bsky.social argues that technology is never inevitable. The challenge is building laws and institutions that can keep pace before new tools reshape society around us. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/law...

ABC killed fivethirtyeight.com, pulling down thousands of stories and dashboards. I can bring them back, but I can offer you https://fivethirtyeightindex.com, my new index of everything captured by archive.org.

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Talkative: ICQ & Hotmail The beginning of being always reachable…for better or worse. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96

Congrats to "THE GORILLA" by Quinn Youngs, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 #PublicDomain Film Remix Contest 🎬 A groovy and jaunty mashup of escaped gorilla stories full of delight, animation &a standout soundtrack. Watch the full short ⤵️ archive.org/details/the-... #PublicDomainDay

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Athletic: Atlanta Olympics Website 🥇 One of the first times the whole world followed the games online. Faster, higher, more digital. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96

Join the Internet Archive for MOROCCO (1930) 🎩 The classic film – newly in the public domain this year – stunned audiences with Marlene Dietrich’s unforgettable tuxedo & tails triumph. 📅 June 9 🕠 5:30 PM Happy Hour 🍸 🕖 7:00 PM Screening 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1988629902...

🧵 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but recent events remind us that our digital record is fragile & being shaped in real time. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE to see why it matters 📖 Download & read: archive.org/details/vani... 🛒 Purchase in print: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta...

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Cutest Couple: W3C & CSS Structure meets style. The web’s ultimate power couple & still going strong. 💙 See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96

Without the library, there is no history, only the stories power wants told.

Do I respect and wish to uphold copyright? Yes. Should information be preserved in this ephemeral and unpredictable world? Also yes.

As high-profile websites vanish, it’s a reminder that the web has no built-in archival layer. But some publishers are now blocking the Wayback Machine. What’s at stake if the web stops being archived? Our new FAQ explains: preserving the public record matters. 🌐📚 help.archive.org/help/faq-pub...

📡 The #livestream doesn’t stop for weekends & holidays. When the microfiche scanning team powers down overnight & on weekends, the feed keeps on, shifting to silent films, home movies & other gems from @Archive.org . Catch the stream & lo-fi beats ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9h...

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Best Hair: Unofficial Spice Girls Fan Site Before social media, fandom lived here: glitter text, tiled backgrounds & serious ‘Wannabe’ hair. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96

Last month, Brewster Kahle — digital librarian of the Internet Archive — was honored as a 2026 Fellow by the Computer History Museum, joining past Fellows including Tim Berners-Lee, Katherine Johnson, and Steve Wozniak. More about the award ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/03/24/b...