Government used AI to summarize expert reports from its AI consult. I did the same by uploading them to Chat GPT/Perplexity AI to generate new summaries. I found the government consistently softened advice creating an illusion of consensus that isn’t really there. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/02/aico...

New on @internetarchiveca.bsky.social : Village of Streetsville minutes from 1936 to 1947, 1952 to 1961, and their planning board minutes from 1954 to 1959: archive.org/details/town... #Mississauga

Digital stewardship works best when we work together. Explore how the 4 Rights for Digital Libraries support collaboration, long-term preservation, and equitable digital access. Part of Our Digital Past, Presence, and Future at OLA Superconference. 📅 Jan 30, 9:15–10:30 #Archives #Libraries #OLASC26

Join the Internet Archive & partners for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY 🏛️ 📚 This #webinar introduces the global movement to give #libraries the same rights online as they've had in the physical world. 🌐 📆 Jan 27 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647... #digitalrights #righttoown

Internet Archive Canada has joined the Our Future Memory project—affirming a global commitment to digital rights for libraries, archives, and museums. 4 Rights for Digital Libraries -join us at OLA Superconference. Fri Jan 30, 9:15–10:30 #DigitalPreservation #LibraryAdvocacy

🏛️ What rights must libraries have online? 🏛️ Join the us for PROTECT OUR FUTURE MEMORY, a webinar introducing a global movement for digital access & preservation. Hosted by the Internet Archive & partners. 📆 Tues, Jan 27 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1968807647... #libraries

Join us next week (is it that time already?) at Ontario Library Superconference. Learn about the 4 Rights for Digital Libraries (collect, preserve, lend, cooperate) and how they shape advocacy, governance, and access today. 📅 Fri Jan 30, 9:15–10:30 #DigitalLibraries #CulturalHeritage

Are you a student? Do you love our work? Do you want to work with us? Library Futures intern applications are OPEN. nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

JUST ADDED: Can't make it to the Internet Archive for our Public Domain Film Remix Contest screening party? Join the LIVESTREAM to watch the winning films and honorable mentions! LIVE from the Internet Archive January 21 @ 7pm PT Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1980757251...

Here is another tapestry of "The Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest" Be sure to click on the link and go down the rabbit hole of watching these fun remixes of Public Domain movies. People and their creativity are awesome. tapestries.media/u/futureofth...

🎊 Celebrate Public Domain Day with us online January 21! Our virtual event brings together artists, librarians, scholars, & creators to explore what happens when culture becomes free again. Revisit iconic characters & stories from 1930 now in the #publicdomain. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1977502652...

If you've ever wondered about the infrastructure behind the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine, check out this teardown ➡️ hackernoon.com/the-long-now...

James Boyle explains why concentration of market power is dangerous—but when oligopoly locks arms with IP, it becomes a near-unbreakable set of manacles around the #publicdomain.⛓️ 🎙️ Learn more in the latest Future Knowledge #podcast. 🎧 Listen now ⤵️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the...

Call for Proposals: Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) 2026 Annual Conference librarianship.ca/news/cfp-cai... Conference Dates: June 22-26, 2026 Theme: Information in Repair Location: Online Deadline for proposals: January 31, 2026

👉 This Tues Jan 6 → 7pm (in person & online) Toronto Arts' new strategic plan puts geospatial data at the center. Learn how they're using maps to make the case for artists, workers & audiences. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-524-u2otyl

3️⃣ Navigate tens of thousands of archived Dutch websites clustered by topic, zoom in/out, and discover hidden corners of the web in a game-like experience. Beyond tech fun, this display shows why preserving the web matters. Try it yourself ➡️ display.archive.org/nl #WebArchive #WaybackMachine

🚨 Tomorrow! 🚨 Learn why the public domain matters & how we can defend it in the #booktalk THE PUBLIC DOMAIN with James Boyle & Molly Shaffer Van Houweling 📆 Thurs Dec 18 🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT (1 PM ET) 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839697527... @mollysvh.bsky.social @authorsalliance.bsky.social

Planning your week? Add this #booktalk to your list! 📖 THE PUBLIC DOMAIN explores how we can protect the “commons of the mind” & why it’s as vital as intellectual property. 📆 Thurs Dec 18 🕙 10 AM – 11 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839697527... @dukelaw.bsky.social @mollysvh.bsky.social

TONIGHT at the Internet Archive! In-person & online ⬇️

Join us as we @internetarchiveca.bsky.social provide an update on Democracy's Library Canada at Government Information Day(s) 2025, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, December 16th, 17th & 18th (online). A great programme, register here: osf.io/cr769/wiki?w... #DemocracysLibraryCanada #GovInfo

🎬 The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Day Remix Contest is on! 🎥 Celebrate Public Domain Day in January by creating a 2–3 minute film using at least 1 piece of public domain media from 1930. 📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...

#Booktalk tomorrow! Join Samuel Moore & Heather Joseph for PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET, exploring how commons-based publishing can offer fair and ethical alternatives. 📆 Thurs Dec 4th 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839631951... @SamuelMoore.org @HJoseph.bsky.social

Last week a CDC webpage about vaccine safety was edited. Using the "Changes" feature of the Wayback Machine we can see a "before and after" comparison: web.archive.org/web/diff/202... The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is the change control system the web never had.

The #InternetArchive welcomes Merrilee Proffitt as director of Democracy’s Library, US! With decades in digital libraries & open knowledge, she’ll expand free access to government research & boost transparency, equity & engagement. More ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/18/m... @merrileeiam.bsky.social

The @clirnews.bsky.social is accepting applications for Recordings at Risk, which supports the preservation of rare audio and AV content on degradin. CLIR will host a webinar on Dec 2 to share info about the program and answer questions. Registration is required: clirdlf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Status update: fiber cut between data centers - trucks are rolling. Services are slow but functional, except for the Wayback Machine, which is still offline.

The internet does not have to stay broken. Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION walks through how we reached this point & what steps can move us toward a healthier digital world. 📆 Fri Nov 21st 🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451... @AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social

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CLIR Now Accepting Applications for Recordings at Risk; Open to Canadians. "The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for the Recordings at Risk. The grant funds the preservation of rare and unique audio and audiovisual content. @clirnews.bsky.social

Vancouver Public Library Honoured for Innovative #Digitization Project with Internet Archive Canada internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v... #libraries #publiclibraries @internetarchiveca.bsky.social @archive.org

🎉🎉💚 @vancouverlibrary.bsky.social internetarchivecanada.org/2025/11/12/v...

There is still time to register for our upcoming hackathon hosted by @rdapassociation.bsky.social ! Join us TOMORROW Nov.13, from 1-2pm Eastern. Zoom registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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🌐 THE WEB WE’VE BUILT is a cinematic journey through our shared digital history & preserved pages in the Wayback Machine. archive.org/details/the-... Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/11/11/l... #Wayback1T

From the 1st web page to today’s sprawling internet, the web has reshaped how we live. 🌐 Hear Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Brewster Kahle on the Future Knowledge #podcast discuss the web’s rapid growth & why preserving it matters for generations to come. 🎧 futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/bui...

How can Canada’s AI strategy navigate competing policy objectives and ensure effective transparency? Where to land on AI regulation? My Law Bytes podcast this week reviews my AI consultation submission and committee appearance on AI and the cultural sector. www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/the-...

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, & @BrewsterKahle chat with Wired’s @LaurenGoode.bsky.social on the Future Knowledge #podcast about the web’s rise, its impact, & why preserving it is vital for cultural history. 🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️ futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/bui...

This Tuesday: Uncover & track Canadian military exports with AI Learn how Cole Westerveld and #CivicTechWR used automation and AI to save #ProjectPloughshares hours of work. guild.host/events/civic...#CivicTechWR#ProjectPloughsharesPlus: discussions and project breakouts! 👉 7pm Nov 11 in person and online

🔟 From rare books to microfiche to music & film, every format tells a story. The Physical Archive is where the past finds a future. Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/29/a...

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Libraries matter. Access matters. After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember. @arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 248: Mozilla President Mark Surman on Why Canada’s AI Strategy Should Prioritize Public AI Models www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/11/the-...

How the Internet Archive is Moving Beyond its Milestone (Includes Q&A with Brewster Kahle)(via @sfexaminer.bsky.social) www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol... @archive.org

Librarians, help us celebrate 1 trillion web pages preserved by the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Use our resource guide, complete with templates, visuals & event ideas, to connect your community to the web’s history. More ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/07/ 🧵 #Wayback1T #Libraries

#Toronto, ON Canada - discussions on #tech governance - systems thinkers Tues Nov 11 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm OCADU Graduate Studies, 205 Richmond Street West, Room 320

"What's the first web page archived in the Wayback Machine?" We get that question all the time. There's no singular first page. There is, however, a first collection, and it's a really important one ⬇️

Two shifts, twice the microfiche scanning 📄💪 The #InternetArchive Democracy’s Library #livestream runs 7:30 AM–Midnight PT. Watch public records being scanned & preserved in real time — all set to mellow #lofi vibes. 📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY... #GovernmentDocs #LiveNow

Join us tonight as we celebrate Internet Archive day and 1 Trillion web pages archived! 🎉🎉 Livestream details ⬇️