#archive-today — Public Fediverse posts

An update on the project to remove archive.today from Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Archive.today_guidance#c-GreenC-20260510040300-6%_done

I haven't been following this effort at all, so I can't really comment on it.

#Wikipedia #archiveToday

>>Ist Archive.today problematisch❓ <<

Vorhin bin ich über den Hinweis gestolpert, dass Archive.today ein Problem sei.

Wikipedia hat hierzu einen Artikel⬇️
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.today#DDoS-Angriff

Bei der Kontrolle meines Datenverkehrs wunderte ich mich über die 4,5 bis 6,6 MB an gesendeten Paketen alle paar Sekunden...🫥

Archive.today geschlossen + Neustart und der Datenverkehr beschränkt sich auf wenige kB :mastodance:

Könnt ihr das bestätigen?

#DDos #Netzpolitik #Sicherheit #archiveToday #Hacker

Do you have information relating to archive[.]today, the Web Abuse Association Defense, or BTDigg?

Please contact me via email ([email protected]) or Signal (can be provided on request).

#archivetoday #WebAbuseAssociationDefense #BTDigg

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@iampytest1/116280639245477865

CloudFlare has designated archive.today as a "Command and Control & Botnet", blocking it for their 1.1.1.2 DNS server, which markets itself as blocking known malicious domains.
It is not blocked on the unfiltered 1.1.1.1.

https://radar.cloudflare.com/domains/domain/archive.today

Confirmed with my DNS checker tool:

Cloudflare (1.1.1.1): 188.43.20.67
Cloudflare (malware) (1.1.1.2): Blocked
Cloudflare (malware/porn) (1.1.1.3): Blocked

#archivetoday

archive.today's domains now show a message claiming they have been seized by the Russian government.

If you have any information about this, please contact me.

Over the last week I have been dealing with a family emergency and haven't been following the archive.today news, so I had no idea this happened.

The page suggests going to blocklist.rkn.gov.ru for more information, which does not load when accessed from the United States.

#archivetoday

@8000mark @nice2meatu @gruener_skatbruder

Kleiner Hinwies noch zu den vielen Archive-Derivaten. Nur archive.org ist ein vertrauenswürdiger Dienst. Allen anderen Top Level Domains sollte man mit Skepsis begegnen.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Archive-today-Operator-uses-users-for-DDoS-attack-11171455.html

#ArchiveToday #archivemd #archiveph #archiveis

Thinking about the recent actions from #ArchiveToday . Trust is paramount with Web archives, and archive.today lost a lot of it.

https://collectedoverspread.tumblr.com/post/810514202033815552/archivetoday-and-trust-in-web-archiving

What website archiving services do people use [multiple choice]?

#WaybackMachine #Megalodon #GhostArchive #ArchiveToday #WebArchiving #Archivism #Poll

English Wikipedia has pulled the plug on using archive.today links to archive websites after the site used scripts to involve users in a DDoS attack on a critical blog.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-might-blacklist-archive-today-after-site-maintainer-ddosed-a-blog/

#ArchiveDotToday #ArchiveDotIs #ArchiveToday #ArchiveIs #Wikipedia #DDoS #DistributedDenialOfServiceAttack #ArsTechnica

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Archive.today aka. archive.is seems to:

- manipulate stored pages
- use their Captcha for DDoS attacks

according to this RFC at @wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Archive.is_RFC_5#Background

Apparently they consider blacklisting #ArchiveToday now.

Hunderttausende Links: #Wikipedia verbannt Archive.today nach Cyberangriff | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Hunderttausende-Links-Wikipedia-verbannt-Archive-today-nach-Cyberangriff-11185323.html #ArchiveToday #DDoS

@Rex_Banner
Wenn man das liest, ist der erste Eindruck: "Krass!"

Nach einer Minute der Reflexion habe ich mal wieder erkannt, dass Medienkompetenz und auch das hinterfragen von Inhalten sooooo wichtig ist! Gut, dass Wikipedia hier reagiert!

Im Kontext der Normalisierung der #noAfD von Ansgar Heise ist das dann doch auch wieder ein bemerkenswerter Artikel von Heise.

Das Zeigt auch, dass die Redakteure von Heise Mut haben über Dinge zu schreiben!

#Cyberangriff #DDoS #Wikipedia #Archivetoday

Hunderttausende Links: Wikipedia verbannt Archive,today nach #Cyberangriff

Nach Vorwürfen über #DDoS-Attacken und manipulierte Inhalte setzt die englischsprachige #Wikipedia den Archivdienst #Archivetoday auf die schwarze Liste. https://www.heise.de/news/Hunderttausende-Links-Wikipedia-verbannt-Archive-today-nach-Cyberangriff-11185323.html

Bad news, but how do we archive now and preserve the web?

Anyone?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/

And no, #ArchiveOrg #WayBackMachine doesn't work for me on most sites.

#Wikipedia #Archive #History #ArchiveToday #ArchiveIS #Internet #Disinformation #Tips

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/

Stop using archive.today.

#archive #archivetoday #wikipedia

The fact that so many - including Wikipedia - rely on a shady website that (unsurprisingly?) is doing some really shady stuff recently shines a light on major shortcomings of newspaper websites: they want your data to share it with 900 "partners", are nevertheless full of ads and every redesign breaks deep links to their articles.
Like Napster/Limewire before, archive.today provides a service that solves an actual need of many Internet users.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/

#ArchiveToday

Starting from the weird idea that DDoS on a WordPressDotCom would have an impact, this is either a bizarre self-own or a clever conspiracy from FBI to bring down ArchiveToday for good:
https://gyrovague.com/2026/02/01/archive-today-is-directing-a-ddos-attack-against-my-blog/

#ArchiveToday

Well damn... I heard of some shady stuff going on with archive[.today|.ph|.is] but manipulating archived content is the line. It can't be trusted.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/wikipedia-blacklists-archiveis-after-alleged-ddos-attack-on-blogger

#WebArchive #ArchiveToday #ArchiveIS #ArchivePH

#Deprecation of #ArchiveToday on en #Wikipedia - RfC closed: immediate deprecation [1].

#Archiving #LinkRot #Archive_Today

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Archive.is_RFC_5

Ars Technica: Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links. “In the course of discussing whether Archive.today should be deprecated because of the DDoS, Wikipedia editors discovered that the archive site altered snapshots of webpages to insert the name of the blogger who was targeted by the DDoS. The alterations were apparently fueled by a grudge against the blogger […]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance

#Wikipedia #Guidance #ArchiveToday

Anglojęzyczna Wikipedia blokuje archive.today jako źródło archiwów

https://kontrabanda.net/r/anglojezyczna-wikipedia-blokuje-archive-today-jako-zrodlo-archiwow/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116104400336987638

Oof. I use archive.today (archive.is, archive.ph, etc.) to bypass paywalls but their malicious behavior is pretty bad. 😒

#Wikipedia #ArchiveToday #ArsTechnica

De nombreux chercheur·es utilisent #ArchiveToday pour archiver des réseaux sociaux qu'ils citent dans leurs articles... Cela semble compromis désormais
#Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures
#iloveinternetarchive
#webarchiving
#archives

Wikipedia bans Archive.today after site executed DDoS and altered web captures

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/

#HackerNews #Wikipedia #ArchiveToday #DDoS #ban #WebCaptures #Cybersecurity

#RfC on archive.today on en #Wikipedia - blacklist, deprecate, or retain status quo? [1]

#ArchiveToday #Archive_Today

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Archive.is_RFC_5