#sitedeath — Public Fediverse posts

Pitchfork: SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol. “Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina Protocol’s editorial archive, genre map, and—if artists choose to opt into SoundCloud’s ‘creator ecosystem’—their music catalogues.”

Pitchfork: SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol. “Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina Protocol’s editorial archive, genre map, and—if artists choose to opt into SoundCloud’s ‘creator ecosystem’—their music catalogues.”

Pitchfork: SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol. “Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina Protocol’s editorial archive, genre map, and—if artists choose to opt into SoundCloud’s ‘creator ecosystem’—their music catalogues.”

Pitchfork: SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol. “Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina Protocol’s editorial archive, genre map, and—if artists choose to opt into SoundCloud’s ‘creator ecosystem’—their music catalogues.”

Pitchfork: SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol. “Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina Protocol’s editorial archive, genre map, and—if artists choose to opt into SoundCloud’s ‘creator ecosystem’—their music catalogues.”

The Register: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it. “Earlier this week, AWS added the Amazon SageMaker AI – Mechanical Turk service to its list of ‘Services in Maintenance’ – AWS-speak for services it will soon retire. The Mechanical Turk website also added a warning that it will ‘be closed to new customers, effective July 30, 2026. […]

The Register: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it. “Earlier this week, AWS added the Amazon SageMaker AI – Mechanical Turk service to its list of ‘Services in Maintenance’ – AWS-speak for services it will soon retire. The Mechanical Turk website also added a warning that it will ‘be closed to new customers, effective July 30, 2026. […]

The Register: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it. “Earlier this week, AWS added the Amazon SageMaker AI – Mechanical Turk service to its list of ‘Services in Maintenance’ – AWS-speak for services it will soon retire. The Mechanical Turk website also added a warning that it will ‘be closed to new customers, effective July 30, 2026. […]

The Register: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it. “Earlier this week, AWS added the Amazon SageMaker AI – Mechanical Turk service to its list of ‘Services in Maintenance’ – AWS-speak for services it will soon retire. The Mechanical Turk website also added a warning that it will ‘be closed to new customers, effective July 30, 2026. […]

The Register: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it. “Earlier this week, AWS added the Amazon SageMaker AI – Mechanical Turk service to its list of ‘Services in Maintenance’ – AWS-speak for services it will soon retire. The Mechanical Turk website also added a warning that it will ‘be closed to new customers, effective July 30, 2026. […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Daily Nous: Kant Studies Online: No Longer Online. “What happens to the articles published in an online-only journal when that journal not only ceases to publish, but ceases to exist? That question is raised by the case of Kant Studies Online, an online only, open-access philosophy journal that published articles between 2011 and 2016, the website of which is no longer accessible. The journal […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Associated Press: Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone. “Its authors — some of the world’s best intelligence-gatherers, who contributed thousands of their own photos — kept the curated database updated and online for public use at no charge.”

Associated Press: Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone. “Its authors — some of the world’s best intelligence-gatherers, who contributed thousands of their own photos — kept the curated database updated and online for public use at no charge.”

Associated Press: Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone. “Its authors — some of the world’s best intelligence-gatherers, who contributed thousands of their own photos — kept the curated database updated and online for public use at no charge.”

Associated Press: Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone. “Its authors — some of the world’s best intelligence-gatherers, who contributed thousands of their own photos — kept the curated database updated and online for public use at no charge.”

Associated Press: Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone. “Its authors — some of the world’s best intelligence-gatherers, who contributed thousands of their own photos — kept the curated database updated and online for public use at no charge.”

Gizmodo: VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow. “This week, Rec Room, a popular VR meeting place and metaverse of sorts, announced that it would be shutting down on June 1. The reason? Business, of course.”

Gizmodo: VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow. “This week, Rec Room, a popular VR meeting place and metaverse of sorts, announced that it would be shutting down on June 1. The reason? Business, of course.”

Gizmodo: VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow. “This week, Rec Room, a popular VR meeting place and metaverse of sorts, announced that it would be shutting down on June 1. The reason? Business, of course.”

Gizmodo: VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow. “This week, Rec Room, a popular VR meeting place and metaverse of sorts, announced that it would be shutting down on June 1. The reason? Business, of course.”

Hong Kong Free Press: Yahoo Hong Kong to begin ‘phased wind-down’ of news business in April. “Yahoo Hong Kong’s pivot to original content in 2021 allowed the company to fill a gap left behind by independent outlets Apple Daily and Stand News, which shut down that year in the wake of the Beijing-imposed national security law.”

Hong Kong Free Press: Yahoo Hong Kong to begin ‘phased wind-down’ of news business in April. “Yahoo Hong Kong’s pivot to original content in 2021 allowed the company to fill a gap left behind by independent outlets Apple Daily and Stand News, which shut down that year in the wake of the Beijing-imposed national security law.”

Hong Kong Free Press: Yahoo Hong Kong to begin ‘phased wind-down’ of news business in April. “Yahoo Hong Kong’s pivot to original content in 2021 allowed the company to fill a gap left behind by independent outlets Apple Daily and Stand News, which shut down that year in the wake of the Beijing-imposed national security law.”

Hong Kong Free Press: Yahoo Hong Kong to begin ‘phased wind-down’ of news business in April. “Yahoo Hong Kong’s pivot to original content in 2021 allowed the company to fill a gap left behind by independent outlets Apple Daily and Stand News, which shut down that year in the wake of the Beijing-imposed national security law.”

Hong Kong Free Press: Yahoo Hong Kong to begin ‘phased wind-down’ of news business in April. “Yahoo Hong Kong’s pivot to original content in 2021 allowed the company to fill a gap left behind by independent outlets Apple Daily and Stand News, which shut down that year in the wake of the Beijing-imposed national security law.”

Hold the Front Page: Labour u-turns on court archive deletion. “A move to permanently delete five years of court records from a widely-used journalism resource has been halted after a government u-turn. As previously reported on HTFP, HM Courts and Tribunal service had ordered the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive, an online tool which helped reporters search through magistrates’ court lists […]

Hold the Front Page: Labour u-turns on court archive deletion. “A move to permanently delete five years of court records from a widely-used journalism resource has been halted after a government u-turn. As previously reported on HTFP, HM Courts and Tribunal service had ordered the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive, an online tool which helped reporters search through magistrates’ court lists […]

Hold the Front Page: Labour u-turns on court archive deletion. “A move to permanently delete five years of court records from a widely-used journalism resource has been halted after a government u-turn. As previously reported on HTFP, HM Courts and Tribunal service had ordered the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive, an online tool which helped reporters search through magistrates’ court lists […]

Hold the Front Page: Labour u-turns on court archive deletion. “A move to permanently delete five years of court records from a widely-used journalism resource has been halted after a government u-turn. As previously reported on HTFP, HM Courts and Tribunal service had ordered the deletion of the Courtsdesk archive, an online tool which helped reporters search through magistrates’ court lists […]

Arkansas Times: New group aims to keep PBS programming in Arkansas. “Friends of Arkansas PBS, a newly formed, citizen-led group that hopes to preserve programming from the national Public Broadcasting Service in Arkansas, is hosting its first talk on Thursday. Former Arkansas First Ladies Barbara Pryor and Gay White will serve as honorary co-chairs and are urging people to join, according to a […]

Arkansas Times: New group aims to keep PBS programming in Arkansas. “Friends of Arkansas PBS, a newly formed, citizen-led group that hopes to preserve programming from the national Public Broadcasting Service in Arkansas, is hosting its first talk on Thursday. Former Arkansas First Ladies Barbara Pryor and Gay White will serve as honorary co-chairs and are urging people to join, according to a […]

Arkansas Times: New group aims to keep PBS programming in Arkansas. “Friends of Arkansas PBS, a newly formed, citizen-led group that hopes to preserve programming from the national Public Broadcasting Service in Arkansas, is hosting its first talk on Thursday. Former Arkansas First Ladies Barbara Pryor and Gay White will serve as honorary co-chairs and are urging people to join, according to a […]

Arkansas Times: New group aims to keep PBS programming in Arkansas. “Friends of Arkansas PBS, a newly formed, citizen-led group that hopes to preserve programming from the national Public Broadcasting Service in Arkansas, is hosting its first talk on Thursday. Former Arkansas First Ladies Barbara Pryor and Gay White will serve as honorary co-chairs and are urging people to join, according to a […]

Arkansas Times: New group aims to keep PBS programming in Arkansas. “Friends of Arkansas PBS, a newly formed, citizen-led group that hopes to preserve programming from the national Public Broadcasting Service in Arkansas, is hosting its first talk on Thursday. Former Arkansas First Ladies Barbara Pryor and Gay White will serve as honorary co-chairs and are urging people to join, according to a […]

Legal Cheek: Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting database. “Courtsdesk will reportedly be deleted within days after HM Courts & Tribunals Service ordered every record wiped. The platform had been used by more than 1,500 reporters from 39 media outlets to search magistrates’ court lists and registers, but the move has triggered warnings that important […]

Legal Cheek: Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting database. “Courtsdesk will reportedly be deleted within days after HM Courts & Tribunals Service ordered every record wiped. The platform had been used by more than 1,500 reporters from 39 media outlets to search magistrates’ court lists and registers, but the move has triggered warnings that important […]

Legal Cheek: Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting database. “Courtsdesk will reportedly be deleted within days after HM Courts & Tribunals Service ordered every record wiped. The platform had been used by more than 1,500 reporters from 39 media outlets to search magistrates’ court lists and registers, but the move has triggered warnings that important […]

Legal Cheek: Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting database. “Courtsdesk will reportedly be deleted within days after HM Courts & Tribunals Service ordered every record wiped. The platform had been used by more than 1,500 reporters from 39 media outlets to search magistrates’ court lists and registers, but the move has triggered warnings that important […]

Legal Cheek: Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting database. “Courtsdesk will reportedly be deleted within days after HM Courts & Tribunals Service ordered every record wiped. The platform had been used by more than 1,500 reporters from 39 media outlets to search magistrates’ court lists and registers, but the move has triggered warnings that important […]

Spotted in my email alerts, I think: AppSumo Graveyard. “Inspired by Google Graveyard. We track every AppSumo product that shut down, pivoted, or abandoned its LTD users.” Not much here yet, looks like it just launched.

Spotted in my email alerts, I think: AppSumo Graveyard. “Inspired by Google Graveyard. We track every AppSumo product that shut down, pivoted, or abandoned its LTD users.” Not much here yet, looks like it just launched.