🧵 Wayback Machine director Mark Graham is thanking the hundreds of journalists speaking out in support of the #WaybackMachine and the importance of preserving the online historical record. 🌐📰 Read Mark's letter ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/11/a... @mark.bsky.social #WaybackMachine

The Internet Archive at 30: Can the web’s memory bank withstand the AI era? f-st.co/UUPVJBk

TOMORROW (May 14), I'm doing a free virtual event for the Electronic Frontier Foundation with Wendy "Abolish Silicon Valley" Liu, on the theme of "How to Disenshittify the Internet": www.eff.org/event/effect... eof/

News organizations block the Wayback Machine even as their reporters depend on it 📰 In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, Mark Graham, Director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive, addresses the issue. 🎧 Listen on Future Knowledge ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/pre... 🧵⬇️

It's census day! On Odesi, we have census data dating back to 1665, pre-confederation. Explore Canadian census data on Odesi here: oculsp.ca/5ohq5

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For decades, the US federal government has been one of the foremost producers of information in the world. But over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decades’ worth of datasets, with enormous impact on all aspects of life. 🧵

I appreciate that this article focuses on the human element of the work. Not just the organizations, as if they exist without human labor. Not just the leaders, as if they lead without help. We need to work together to fight for public data.

Looking forward to #GovInfoDay2026! Starting the day with a session on the Humanitarian Archives Landscape. A big thanks to all speakers.

We're very excited about this news!

Publishers fighting AI companies increasingly collide with web preservation systems ⚖️ In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, @masnick.com explains how attempts to block scraping restricts tools like the Wayback Machine. 🎧 Listen on Future Knowledge ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/pre...

Surprise! Internet Archive Switzerland blog.archive.org/2026/05/06/i...

Is the Internet’s most powerful preservation tool in danger? bsky.app/profile/wear... "Big if True" episode delves into the Internet Archive and our World Wide Web backup tool the Wayback Machine. Watch the episode: www.tvo.org/video/intern...

It's microfiche in the digital era 📄💻 Want to see how microfiche is preserved digitally? You can! Check out the Democracy’s Library #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes. 📡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9h... #LiveNow

The Humanitarian Archive Emergency project at University of Manchester is saving archives at risk that are related to humanitarian response and global health. You can nominate an archives for preservation. #archives #library 📚 research.manchester.ac.uk/en/projects/...

🧵 The web is disappearing 🕳️ From Pew: 26% of pages from 2013-2023 are ☠️ A new study in VANISHING CULTURE gives hope: 16% have been restored through the Wayback Machine. 56% are preserved before they disappear. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from Internet Archive: archive.org/details/vani... ⬇️

🧵1️⃣/4️⃣ Government information is public memory – and it needs protecting. The Preservation of Government Information: A Call to Action urges institutions and individuals to commit to preserving the public record. Read it. Sign it. Share it. 📝 publicinformationtrust.org

2️⃣/3️⃣ Luca Messarra, Chris Freeland, and Katie Livingston explore how streaming pulls, shutdowns, and fragile licensing systems can erase cultural access, and what it would take to preserve it. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from the Internet Archive 📖 Download & read: archive.org/details/vani...

Happening next week! Register today (free but required) for online or in-person gathering to discuss access and preservation of government publications.

Wayback Machine: The Internet's Archive In Peril (via ABC News Radio Australia) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @archive.org #webarchives #waybackmachine

📅 TOMORROW 📅 PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI (Future Knowledge #podcast) There’s still time to join this live discussion on AI, publishers, and the future of our digital memory. 📆 Tues, April 28 🕙 10 AM PDT 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/preserving... 🧵

Join us! May 7th (hybrid) and May 8th 9 (in-person) in Vancouver, BC. We have a great line-up of speakers and sessions. internetarchivecanada.org/2026/04/22/c... #DemocracysLibrary #GovInfo

🚨 LIVE ONLINE EVENT 🚨 Publishers vs. preservation: what happens when the web can’t be archived? Find out on PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI, a LIVE Future Knowledge #podcast recording 🎙️ 📆 Tues, April 28 🕙 10 AM–11 AM PDT/🕐 1 PM–2PM EDT 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/preserving... 🧵

In a year in which AI has dominated much of the news cycle, the story of Anthropic’s Mythos and the cybersecurity concerns may be the biggest story of them all. Jason Miller joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about Mythos and the AI governance challenges.

Lawful access is back on the House agenda today for a fourth day of debate. My summary of the first three days and the many concerns that remain unanswered.

🇨🇦 Canada’s Council of Prairie & Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) has joined a global movement to protect digital rights for libraries, archives & museums supporting access, preservation & heritage online.📚 Learn more ⤵️ internetarchivecanada.org/2026/04/07/c... @internetarchiveca.bsky.social

📢 Journalists: Have you used the Wayback Machine in your research or reporting? Share your story & support: ➡️ www.savethearchive.com/journalists/

“We cannot let the shortsighted pursuit of profit or AI training exclusivity strangle this irreplaceable resource. It’s important for journalists to speak up now and defend the archive.” - @liaholland.bsky.social Full statement : www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-04...

The Internet's Most Powerful #Archiving Tool Is in Peril (via @wired.com) www.wired.com/story/the-in... #archives #webarchives #digipres #publishers @archive.org

🎶 The #PublicSongProject is back for 2026! WNYC invites everyone to create songs inspired by the #publicdomain. Remix, reinterpret, or reimagine & be heard on @wnyc.org & the #InternetArchive. 📅 Submit by May 10 📝 Submission form, rules & more info ⤵️ www.wnyc.org/story/2026-p... #publicradio

Call: A rare and highly strategic opportunity at the intersection of AI and the humanities! The Met is opening postdoctoral positions to explore how AI can reshape research, collections, and audience engagement. Deadline: April 15, 2026 #DigitalHumanities 👉 www.nyfa.org/jobs/job-inf...

Call to Action: Preservation of #Government #Information publicinformationtrust.org #govdocs #govinfo #libraries #archives

Took place at @masseyhall.bsky.social (obviously before the renovations :)).

Join us for #BHLDay2026: “Towards a Biodiversity Data Ecosystem Built on BHL Data” a public symposium exploring how biodiversity literature powers data, research, and discovery. 📅 Wed 29 April; 2-5pm BST 📍 London + Online 🎟️ View the program + register: bit.ly/bhlday2026

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the Multicultural Historical Society of Ontario! Explore a growing collection of historical newspapers documenting the lived experiences of immigrant and racialized communities across Canada. internetarchivecanada.org/2026/03/31/p...

Blocking archives risks harming the public record. Some news organizations are restricting access to the #WaybackMachine over fears of AI scraping. Mark Graham explains why these concerns are unfounded. Get the story on Techdirt 🔗 www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/p... @mark.bsky.social #techdirt

The most complete archive of your life may belong to a commercial tech company. What could go wrong? /s Vauhini Vara explores how search engines & AI are shaping memory & identity in her book SEARCHES, now on the Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/sea...

📰 The future of local news depends on what we preserve today. Join the Internet Archive, Poynter Institute, and Investigative Reporters and Editors for the National Summit on Local News Preservation. 📅 June 17, 2026 📍 National Harbor, MD 🎟️ 🆓 blog.archive.org/2026/03/23/n... 🧵

Coalition for Canadian Digital Heritage invites you to participate in a national survey exploring digitization capacity across Canadian GLAM institutions. If you have not already done so, please complete it by April 3, 2026. survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_...

Internet Archive's digital librarian, @Brewster.Kahle.org, discusses the fight to preserve humanity’s knowledge against closed platforms & digital decay with a global, open library. Watch the ATG Podcast with Michael Upshall ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-R... @chashub.bsky.social

The Facebook case involving Cambridge Analytica is before the Supreme Court of Canada being argued this morning. Major issues involving consent and interpretation of Canadian privacy law at stake. Stream available at www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

New post from Joe Mullin, EFF's Sr. Policy Analyst: Publishers say they’re blocking the Internet Archive because they fear AI scraping. This is a misguided notion: it won’t stop AI, but it will erase the web’s historical record. @eff.org has the story ⤵️ www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

🎬 The #Oscars celebrate movie history, but their website has a history too. Take a trip back to the early web with this vintage capture of oscars․org, preserved in the #WaybackMachine. See how Hollywood’s biggest night's site appeared online 30 years ago ⤵️ web.archive.org/web/19961229...

Listen to Jennifer Waits from the Internet Archive's Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications (DLARC) on @sfu.ca community radio station. www.cjsf.ca/news/cjsf-fe.... Check out the collection here: archive.org/details/dlarc.

On 13 March, we host Peter Kaufman (MIT) in Amsterdam to talk about his new book The Moving Image — production, rights, citation, preservation, and why all of it matters. Free event, registration required luma.com/r1juuo1s 🔗 www.internetarchive.eu/2026/03/05/t... 📅 13 March, 3–5 PM CET 📍 Amsterdam

John Bush was a train porter living in Lakeview (now #Mississauga) from around 1923 to until his death in 1948. Read more about him and two other residents: archive.org/details/thre... #ACAHashtagParty #ArchivesBlackHistory

@publicenvirodata.bsky.social post summing up 2025. A year of threats, but also a year of resistance and hope. screening-tools.com/blog/a-year-...

We’re excited to announce the Call for Submissions for GovInfo Day(s) Spring 2026, as we celebrate 25 years of government information advocacy, collaboration, and impact. May 7 (hybrid)–8 (in-person), 2026, in Vancouver, BC. internetarchivecanada.org/2026/02/23/c...

👉 Tue Feb 24 → 7pm • in-person & online Testing AI tools led to building recfinderto.ca. Daniel Liadsky shares the unexpected journey and real lessons from rapid prototyping. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

How to archive web pages in bulk using the Internet Archive Google Sheets service ws-dl.blogspot.com/2026/02/2026...