The Internet Is No Longer Forever

The internet is no longer forever. You need to become your own archivist for whatever you are passionate about, because at some point this decade there is going to be a major purge and I strongly suspect >80% of global digital content will simply disappear. Internet Archive has not been archiving since 10/8. Google Cache has stopped caching. The Alexa service - the one that used to rank web ...

A screenshot of a post warning that digital content may disappear, followed by a quoted post noting that major web archiving and caching services have stopped working. The joke is a grimly ironic reaction to the fragility of internet history and the need to preserve online content personally. EN: A screenshot of a post warning that digital content may disappear, followed by a quoted post noting that major web archiving and caching services have stopped working. The joke is a grimly ironic reaction to the fragility of internet history and the need to preserve online content personally.

• @gentoomemes / 14411 2024-11-01