@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • 7 hours agoThe Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breachwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkThe Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breachwww.theverge.com@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • 7 hours agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBlaster MlinkEnglish92•7 hours agoArchived something someone doesn’t want to be seen by the world… like any and all since-removed misinformation for one…
minus-squaresunzu2linkfedilink16•7 hours agotinfoil would suggested the media industry but this seems a bit more “personal”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•7 hours agoIt’s likely to just be some randos doing it for the lulz and IA was vulnerable for whatever reason. Book publishers have sadly been enjoying plenty of success in court against IA. They don’t need to get their hands dirty.
Archived something someone doesn’t want to be seen by the world… like any and all since-removed misinformation for one…
tinfoil would suggested the media industry but this seems a bit more “personal”
It’s likely to just be some randos doing it for the lulz and IA was vulnerable for whatever reason. Book publishers have sadly been enjoying plenty of success in court against IA. They don’t need to get their hands dirty.