#webarchive — Public Fediverse posts

I am kind of concerned about the state of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. My own personal anecdotal evidence is that it's at least once per week broken for 10 - 30 minutes.

Just right now, again, "502 Bad Gateway".

I do donate to them regulary and I hope that they'll get their Web Appication Firewall tuned good enough to defend against botnets (including LLMs), but still not impede usabilty.

#webarchive #waybackmachine

It might seem easy if you don't want to host your own stuff anymore to just redirect any request to the #WebArchive overview by prepending https://web.archive.org/web/*/ in front of the URL.

But #TheWaybackMachine also archives and follows these redirects… And yes, that leads to URLs like https://web.archive.org/web/20241027051017/http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://… 🤯

#WaybackMachineWebArchive #WaybackMachine #Selfhosting

It might seem easy if you don't want to host your own stuff anymore to just redirect any request to the #WebArchive overview by prepending https://web.archive.org/web/*/ in front of the URL.

But #TheWaybackMachine also archives and follows these redirects… And yes, that leads to URLs like https://web.archive.org/web/20241027051017/http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://… 🤯

#WaybackMachineWebArchive #WaybackMachine #Selfhosting

3/
Commentary (#WebArchive URL): https://web.archive.org/web/20260520225256/https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20260520-un-general-assembly-backs-world-court-climate-ruling-us-opposes

The #InternationalCourtOfJustice «opinion issued last summer exceeded the expectations of #climate advocates, with the court ruling it was "unlawful" for countries to neglect their climate commitments, opening the door to "reparations" for affected countries.

[...]

However, the creation of an "International Register of Damage" to compile evidence of "damage, loss or injury attributable to #ClimateChange" vanished from the adopted text»

3/
Commentary (#WebArchive URL): https://web.archive.org/web/20260520225256/https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20260520-un-general-assembly-backs-world-court-climate-ruling-us-opposes

The #InternationalCourtOfJustice «opinion issued last summer exceeded the expectations of #climate advocates, with the court ruling it was "unlawful" for countries to neglect their climate commitments, opening the door to "reparations" for affected countries.

[...]

However, the creation of an "International Register of Damage" to compile evidence of "damage, loss or injury attributable to #ClimateChange" vanished from the adopted text»

Wayback Machine как архив IDOR: как временные ссылки перестали быть временными

В марте 2026 многие обсуждали ситуацию с доступом к изображениям из ЛС мессенджера MAX по ссылкам, сохранённым через WebArchive. Тогда же многих не устроил ответ компании. К сожалению, ситуация хуже, чем кажется. Т.к. проблемы не видят не только в MAX, но и в других компаниях (столкнулся с этим, оповещая компании о похожих проблемах). В статье я расскажу, почему считаю ситуацию - проблемой для всех: пользователей, компании, багхантеров. И как связка "WebArchive + IDOR" может стать бомбы замедленного действия для компании. Более того, эта ситуация - наглядный пример, как отлаженный механизм повышения безопасной разработки (что не найдут внутренние безопасники компании - отловят багхантеры) иногда даёт сбой.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1035516/

#idor #bola #webarchive #wayback_machine #багбаунти #bugbounty #Standoff365

Restricting access to trusted archives like the #WaybackMachine can produce unintended consequences that surface later 🤔

In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI 📰 Mike Masnick warns that limiting good-faith preservation tools weaken the systems needed to maintain an accessible historical record.

🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge #podcast ⤵️
https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/preserving-the-web-in-the-age-of-ai
📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from the Internet Archive⤵️
https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026

@masnick.com #AI #WebArchive

Restricting access to trusted archives like the #WaybackMachine can produce unintended consequences that surface later 🤔

In PRESERVING THE WEB IN THE AGE OF AI 📰 Mike Masnick warns that limiting good-faith preservation tools weaken the systems needed to maintain an accessible historical record.

🎧 Listen on the Future Knowledge #podcast ⤵️
https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/preserving-the-web-in-the-age-of-ai
📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from the Internet Archive⤵️
https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026

@masnick.com #AI #WebArchive

Looks like someone broke @internetarchive again

web.archive.org results in a 503 error.

It's almost as if someone might be interested in people not remembering things from the past...

#webarchive

Looks like someone broke @internetarchive again

web.archive.org results in a 503 error.

It's almost as if someone might be interested in people not remembering things from the past...

#webarchive

Xpadder is a versatile software application that facilitates the mapping of keyboard keys, game controller pads, and arcade sticks to enhance user interaction with operating systems, specifically Windows and the Linux variant known as Wine. This powerful utility offers gamers the ability to customize their control schemes, allowing for a more tailored and enjoyable gaming experience. It is particularly advantageous for individuals who prefer using various input devices for gameplay, as it provides the flexibility to assign specific functions to different buttons and keys.

In terms of accessibility, Xpadder is typically discovered through various channels within the software distribution community. It is often available in patches and versions that are shared on internet forums devoted to software enhancement, as well as within the torrent ecosystem, where users seek alternative means of acquiring software. Additionally, instances of Xpadder can sometimes be located on web archives that preserve digital content, allowing users to retrieve older versions of the program for compatibility with legacy systems or specific gaming applications.

Overall, the presence of Xpadder in these contexts highlights the software's popularity and the demand for customizable input solutions among gamers and technology enthusiasts alike. The functionality of Xpadder not only enhances gameplay experience but also encourages a more inclusive gaming environment by allowing a broader range of input devices to be utilized effectively.

#bittorrent #webarchive #xpadder #linux #windows #software #controller #keyboard #mapper #arcadesticks #gamepad #controllers #blutooth #and #usbadaptors

Xpadder is a versatile software application that facilitates the mapping of keyboard keys, game controller pads, and arcade sticks to enhance user interaction with operating systems, specifically Windows and the Linux variant known as Wine. This powerful utility offers gamers the ability to customize their control schemes, allowing for a more tailored and enjoyable gaming experience. It is particularly advantageous for individuals who prefer using various input devices for gameplay, as it provides the flexibility to assign specific functions to different buttons and keys.

In terms of accessibility, Xpadder is typically discovered through various channels within the software distribution community. It is often available in patches and versions that are shared on internet forums devoted to software enhancement, as well as within the torrent ecosystem, where users seek alternative means of acquiring software. Additionally, instances of Xpadder can sometimes be located on web archives that preserve digital content, allowing users to retrieve older versions of the program for compatibility with legacy systems or specific gaming applications.

Overall, the presence of Xpadder in these contexts highlights the software's popularity and the demand for customizable input solutions among gamers and technology enthusiasts alike. The functionality of Xpadder not only enhances gameplay experience but also encourages a more inclusive gaming environment by allowing a broader range of input devices to be utilized effectively.

#bittorrent #webarchive #xpadder #linux #windows #software #controller #keyboard #mapper #arcadesticks #gamepad #controllers #blutooth #and #usbadaptors

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

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

Archive webpages using textClippings

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/07/archive-webpages-using-textclippings/

Archive webpages using textClippings

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/07/archive-webpages-using-textclippings/

❄️ ’Tis the season for exploring the web’s past!

@internetarchiveeurope has transformed millions of Dutch websites from the Wayback Machine into a festive, interactive Christmas mosaic. 🎄

More than just fun, it offers a new way to see the web & highlights the scale and value of digital collections.

Try it yourself ➡️ https://display.archive.org/xmas

@blmurch #WebArchive #DigitalHeritage #WaybackMachine #InteractiveWeb #MerryWebmas

❄️ ’Tis the season for exploring the web’s past!

@internetarchiveeurope has transformed millions of Dutch websites from the Wayback Machine into a festive, interactive Christmas mosaic. 🎄

More than just fun, it offers a new way to see the web & highlights the scale and value of digital collections.

Try it yourself ➡️ https://display.archive.org/xmas

@blmurch #WebArchive #DigitalHeritage #WaybackMachine #InteractiveWeb #MerryWebmas

Explainer: Text formats

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/28/explainer-text-formats/

Last Week on My Mac: The mystery of Safari’s Web Archives

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/23/last-week-on-my-mac-the-mystery-of-safaris-web-archives/

Why, dear @brewsterkahle , is the @internetarchive offline? There ist no communication to find.
» https://web.archive.org

#WebArchive #WayBackMachine

Why, dear @brewsterkahle , is the @internetarchive offline? There ist no communication to find.
» https://web.archive.org

#WebArchive #WayBackMachine

How to save web pages using Safari

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/17/how-to-save-web-pages-using-safari/

👀🔍 The #FBI, in its never-ending quest for the plot of a 90s hacker movie, is trying to unmask the elusive owner of archive.is. Because obviously, the greatest threat to national security is an online archive of stale web pages. 🔥💻
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Archive-today-FBI-Demands-Data-from-Provider-Tucows-11066346.html #archiveis #hackernews #cybersecurity #webarchive #internetprivacy #HackerNews #ngated

👀🔍 The #FBI, in its never-ending quest for the plot of a 90s hacker movie, is trying to unmask the elusive owner of archive.is. Because obviously, the greatest threat to national security is an online archive of stale web pages. 🔥💻
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Archive-today-FBI-Demands-Data-from-Provider-Tucows-11066346.html #archiveis #hackernews #cybersecurity #webarchive #internetprivacy #HackerNews #ngated

Na Internetu víc než kde jinde platí ono známé "Littera scripta manet". Že se něco smaže, neznamená, že to neexistuje. Třeba takový Web Archive si pamatuje dlouho a dobře. Jo, například tady: https://web.archive.org/web/20230301000000*/https://twitter.com/DolphSegal

#webarchive #archiv #Turek #FilipTurek

Abril de 2005. La orgullosa madre es Pruna; los recién nacidos, Dos y Tres.

He dado con esta foto (y el post de mi extinto blog donde la incluí) en #webarchive

Se conservan más cosas mías ahí que en mis discos duros.

Agradecido.

Abril de 2005. La orgullosa madre es Pruna; los recién nacidos, Dos y Tres.

He dado con esta foto (y el post de mi extinto blog donde la incluí) en #webarchive

Se conservan más cosas mías ahí que en mis discos duros.

Agradecido.

**Appel à propositions pour la Web Archiving Conference (WAC) 2026**

La conférence, coorganisée par l’IIPC et KBR, la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, se tiendra à KBR les **21 et 22 avril 2026**. Les ateliers préconférence ainsi que le colloque de clôture du projet de recherche BelgicaWeb auront lieu le **20 avril**.

***Contributions souhaitées ***portant sur :

**Outils & Infrastructure** – Développement durable d’outils, automatisation, formation et collecte efficace.
**Développement des collections** – Gestion éthique des contenus (*curation*), pratiques inclusives et préservation du discours numérique.
**Questions juridiques & éthiques** – Protection des données, vie privée, réglementation de l’IA et droits humains.
**Accès & utilisation pour la recherche** – Reproductibilité, expérience utilisateur, enrichissement et engagement académique.
**Politiques & normes** – Stratégies de conservation à long terme, confiance et provenance.
**Impact environnemental** – Mesure et réduction de l’empreinte carbone de l’archivage du web.

https://www.kbr.be/fr/appel-a-propositions-pour-la-web-archiving-conference-wac-2026/

**The call for proposals for the 2026 Web Archiving Conference (WAC) is now open**
**Home > News > The call for proposals for the 2026 Web Archiving Conference (WAC) is now open.**

As the web archiving community grows, we face the challenge of ensuring our work is sustainable: technically, socially, legally, and environmentally. This includes maintaining open-source tools, designing user-friendly systems, reducing energy use, supporting knowledge transfer, ensuring equitable access, and building long-term institutional support.

**Contributions** that address:

**Tools & Infrastructure** – Sustainable tool development, automation, training, and efficient harvesting.
**Collection Development** – Ethical curation, inclusive practices, and preserving digital discourse.
**Legal & Ethical Issues** – Data protection, privacy, AI regulation, and human rights.
**Access & Research Use** – Reproducibility, user experience, enrichment, and academic engagement.
**Policies & Standards** – Long-term preservation strategies, trust, and provenance.
**Environmental Impact** – Measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of web archiving.

https://www.kbr.be/en/the-call-for-proposals-for-the-2026-web-archiving-conference-wac-is-now-open/

#webarchive #librariesthe

**Appel à propositions pour la Web Archiving Conference (WAC) 2026**

La conférence, coorganisée par l’IIPC et KBR, la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, se tiendra à KBR les **21 et 22 avril 2026**. Les ateliers préconférence ainsi que le colloque de clôture du projet de recherche BelgicaWeb auront lieu le **20 avril**.

***Contributions souhaitées ***portant sur :

**Outils & Infrastructure** – Développement durable d’outils, automatisation, formation et collecte efficace.
**Développement des collections** – Gestion éthique des contenus (*curation*), pratiques inclusives et préservation du discours numérique.
**Questions juridiques & éthiques** – Protection des données, vie privée, réglementation de l’IA et droits humains.
**Accès & utilisation pour la recherche** – Reproductibilité, expérience utilisateur, enrichissement et engagement académique.
**Politiques & normes** – Stratégies de conservation à long terme, confiance et provenance.
**Impact environnemental** – Mesure et réduction de l’empreinte carbone de l’archivage du web.

https://www.kbr.be/fr/appel-a-propositions-pour-la-web-archiving-conference-wac-2026/

**The call for proposals for the 2026 Web Archiving Conference (WAC) is now open**
**Home > News > The call for proposals for the 2026 Web Archiving Conference (WAC) is now open.**

As the web archiving community grows, we face the challenge of ensuring our work is sustainable: technically, socially, legally, and environmentally. This includes maintaining open-source tools, designing user-friendly systems, reducing energy use, supporting knowledge transfer, ensuring equitable access, and building long-term institutional support.

**Contributions** that address:

**Tools & Infrastructure** – Sustainable tool development, automation, training, and efficient harvesting.
**Collection Development** – Ethical curation, inclusive practices, and preserving digital discourse.
**Legal & Ethical Issues** – Data protection, privacy, AI regulation, and human rights.
**Access & Research Use** – Reproducibility, user experience, enrichment, and academic engagement.
**Policies & Standards** – Long-term preservation strategies, trust, and provenance.
**Environmental Impact** – Measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of web archiving.

https://www.kbr.be/en/the-call-for-proposals-for-the-2026-web-archiving-conference-wac-is-now-open/

#webarchive #librariesthe

Some 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible, not the stuff invented with the birth of the world wide web in the late 1980s, 2013 for flip sale. An interesting stroll down memory lane.

Via the bbc. My journey to the heart of the forgotten internet
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet?at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_email_send_date=20250808&at_send_id=4424793&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2ffuture%2farticle%2f20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet&at_bbc_team=crm

#EarlyInternet
#DigitalHistory
#WebArchive
#DialUpNostalgia
#LostWeb

@internetarchive

http://starwarsweb.net/

...which has been taken over by the #CIA!👮

The original is still there, though, thanks to your awesome work! ❤️

https://web.archive.org/web/20101230033220/http://starwarsweb.net/

#StarWars #Crazy #Archive #WebArchive

@internetarchive

http://starwarsweb.net/

...which has been taken over by the #CIA!👮

The original is still there, though, thanks to your awesome work! ❤️

https://web.archive.org/web/20101230033220/http://starwarsweb.net/

#StarWars #Crazy #Archive #WebArchive

@internetarchive
I was in my late teens and early 20s when Disney was doing this... It confused me because of all the redirecting and I actually remember thinking that it could be dangerous... I wondered who go.com was and why I ended up there. Had no inkling that domain redirection (misdirection?) would become the privacy and security nightmare it is today.

#WaybackMachine #InternetHistory #WebArchive #SummerOnline

@internetarchive
I was in my late teens and early 20s when Disney was doing this... It confused me because of all the redirecting and I actually remember thinking that it could be dangerous... I wondered who go.com was and why I ended up there. Had no inkling that domain redirection (misdirection?) would become the privacy and security nightmare it is today.

#WaybackMachine #InternetHistory #WebArchive #SummerOnline

☀️ Summer online in the late 90s? Disney hoped you’d start at Go․com.

It launched in 1998 as a bold web portal strategy to unify Disney’s online presence—ESPN, ABC, Disney—all under one digital roof. But starting in 2001, it was gradually stripped of services & branding. Now it's just directs to a page about the Disney Company.

Check out its short life with the #WaybackMachine
➡️ https://web.archive.org/web/20011116082714/http://go.com/

#InternetHistory #WebArchive #SummerOnline

☀️ Summer online in the late 90s? Disney hoped you’d start at Go․com.

It launched in 1998 as a bold web portal strategy to unify Disney’s online presence—ESPN, ABC, Disney—all under one digital roof. But starting in 2001, it was gradually stripped of services & branding. Now it's just directs to a page about the Disney Company.

Check out its short life with the #WaybackMachine
➡️ https://web.archive.org/web/20011116082714/http://go.com/

#InternetHistory #WebArchive #SummerOnline

Un site web pour décoder les pages sauvées en .webarchive par Safari http://dlvr.it/TLkNhc #Safari #webarchive

Un site web pour décoder les pages sauvées en .webarchive par Safari http://dlvr.it/TLkNhc #Safari #webarchive

@nahtanoy Ist denn sichergestellt, dass alle Beiträge erfasst sind? Meines Wissens braucht es dort immer einen Anlass, dass eine einzelne Seite erfasst wird.

Und schnelleres Browsen als im #WebArchive wäre auch wünschenswert.

The datafied Web #RESAW2025, #Siegen
The Challenge of #Archival Practices’ Context for a Better Understanding of #DataWeb Archives at #AMU M Bertelsen, S Gebeil Véronique Ginouvès, Christine Mussard
- The #webarchive as a resource in an impeded field: from a substitute source to a major trace in the development of colonial history
- Neglect, Stammering, Focus: Processes of an Archival Experience of Archive Collections and Audiovisual Projects at AMU
- Web Archives as a Substitute for Fieldwork:

Das World Wide Web wird älter, vergisst aber wenig. Webarchive bieten schon lange eine Konservierung von Websites. Bayerische öffentliche Stellen, die nicht in 20 Jahren mit den „eingeweckten“ Datenschutzschwächen ihres heutigen Internetauftritts konfrontiert werden wollen, sollten also zeitnah die neue Aktuelle Kurz-Information „Webarchive datenschutzgerecht füttern“ von @BayLfD lesen. Da stehen sogar konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen drin. Volltext: https://www.datenschutz-bayern.de/datenschutzreform2018/aki62.pdf. #DSGVO #Webarchive

#BDCAM25 Ian Milligan presented several examples of #WebArchive analysis (when working with archives as data):
* Gain Insight into Recent History
* Expand Questions to a Global Scale
* Track Changes to Phenomena over Time
* Map a Network of Actors

as well as #DigitalHumanities methods & tools:
* Natural language processing (NLP)
* Binary analysis
* Network analysis
* AI analysis

The Internet archive at https://web.archive.org is not working properly for me right now. Is this a local glitch? Is anyone confirming the issue?

#webarchive #internetarchive

All ex - Fed.Gov

Meidas_Charise Lee
⁦‪@charise_lee‬⁩

This is important 👇🏼 Not all heroes wear capes

#USAID #WebArchive

https://x.com/charise_lee/status/1887665882866065885?s=46

I'm wondering - my blog about poetry and translation is bilingual. I made a home page instead of a sub-domain for the language and library ressource part but I think it might be the wrong choice. Would it be better to make it a semi-seperated website with a sub-domain or to integrate it on the blog concept? It's hard to link both despite the link linked. Help
#boostswelcome #websiteoptimization #blog #website #websitetips
#webarchiving #Webarchive
#websitebuildingtips #websitetips

[edit: thank you, done!]
Can somebody extract the mp3 out of the player of this webarchive page? [edit: censored so I don't get spammed with answers]

the "download"-link (which would point to the same file) isn't working. it's my own work so you aren't doing a crime.

#webarchive #data #hackersneeded

Of the institutions and individuals leaving X now, have any declared an archive strategy for their posts?

Web archiving by @internetarchive does not work so well for these commercial and dynamic interfaces. So self-archiving would be essential (due to GDPR it's easy)

I hear almost nothing about this.

#socialmedia #digipres #archive #archiving #webarchiving #webarchive #internetarchive