Notices by internetarchive (internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org)

Update: http://archive.org is back online in a provisional, read-only manner. Learn more in our latest post: https://blog.archive.org/2024/10/21/internet-archive-services-update-2024-10-21/

Latest update from @brewsterkahle: "Wayback Machine running strong (yippie!).

Still working to bring http://archive.org items & other services online safely.

@internetarchive
team spirits high, but tired."

Latest update on archive.org services from @brewsterkahle: "Wayback Machine volume is back to normal: 1,500 requests per second.

Sorry we don't have other services yet. (Your good wishes have helped a good team
@internetarchive)

more as it happens."

Latest update on the DDOS attack from @brewsterkahle (Oct 11 @ 10:22am PT):

"The data is safe.

Services are offline as we examine and strengthen them. Sorry, but needed. @internetarchive staff is working hard.

Estimated Timeline: days, not weeks.

Thank you for the offers of pizza (we are set)."

Updates from @brewsterkahle about the DDOS attacks on Internet Archive:

We’re fighting to restore access to more than 500,000 books in court this week. You can show your support in a number of ways - learn more 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2024/06/26/were-fighting-for-library-rights-in-court-this-friday-join-us/

Why is The Wayback Machine so important for preserving our digital culture? According to new analysis from Pew Research Center:
❌ 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible
❌ 23% of news webpages contain at least one broken link
🔗 https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2024/05/17/when-online-content-disappears/

Today, we filed our final brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers’ lawsuit against our library. For four years we've been fighting for library rights—what our founder, @brewsterkahle, calls “a battle for the soul of libraries in the digital age.” https://blog.archive.org/2024/04/19/internet-archive-stands-firm-on-library-digital-rights-in-final-brief-of-hachette-v-internet-archive-lawsuit/

Welcome to the public domain, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928)! https://archive.org/details/SteamboatWillie

1️⃣: Preservation - It is up to us to preserve humanity’s knowledge. This is why the Internet Archive has worked for the past 25 years to protect and archive valuable cultural products online and offline. Thanks to the generosity of our patrons, we’ve grown from a small preservation project into a vast library that serves millions of people each year: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2023

With SIX days left in 2023, we want to use this week to share SIX reasons to contribute to the Internet Archive.

6️⃣: The Team - Meet the incredible team behind the scenes at Internet Archive, headquartered in the heart of San Francisco, CA, with satellites spanning the globe! 🚀🌍

We’re on a mission to build a digital library for all—where everyone can dive into the vast tapestry of our shared human experience from books to web pages, audio to television, & software. 📚🎶📺 https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2023

From today until December 31, 2023, every donation to the Internet Archive will be matched 1-to-1, doubling the impact of your gift this holiday season!

Help us continue to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2023

We hear this often—"Why would the Internet Archive preserve & digitize an out-of-print textbook from the 1930s?"

Because you never know when the information within is going to solve a decades-long puzzle, like this fascinating story about American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman: https://gwern.net/maze

STREAMING LIVE from the Internet Archive: https://youtube.com/live/USKMXT6t42w

We submitted a letter to the court today in the ongoing lawsuit against our library. We’re fighting for the rights of libraries to use their print collections in the digital age: https://blog.archive.org/2023/08/11/our-fight-is-far-from-over/ #DigitalRightsForLibraries #EmpoweringResearch

“Fans have helped build it. Bands have supported it. And the Internet Archive has continued to scale it to be able to meet the demand.” @brewsterkahle on the Live Music Archive, now home to >250,000 recordings! https://blog.archive.org/2023/07/31/live-music-archive-collection-now-tops-250000-recordings/

For this year's #NationalLibraryWeek, we're celebrating 4 staff members who work behind the scenes to keep our library & programs running:
🧩 Charles, metadata
📚 Liz, donations
📆 Caitlin, events
📱 Brenton, UX
▶️https://blog.archive.org/2023/04/24/national-library-week-2023-theres-more-to-the-story/

We lost our blue check mark on Twitter. We’ll always have it in The Wayback Machine… https://web.archive.org/web/20230420025328/Twitter.com/internetarchive

We will appeal. #DigitalRightsForLibraries
http://blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/the-fight-continues/

The lawsuit we're fighting isn’t just about the Internet Archive. It will determine the future of all libraries & their patrons, including those with print disabilities. #Accesstoknowledge for diverse communities will be impacted 🌍

Over the next 20 days until we go to court, we’ll be giving you 20 reasons to care about this lawsuit. We can’t wait to introduce you to the teachers, doctors, journalists & many more who rely on our lending library #EmpoweringLibraries https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive