Link Rot, Digital Decay & The Internet Archive: Turns Out Digital Content Actually *Doesn't* Last Forever
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In this episode, I explore the evolution of digital decay and the preservation efforts by non-profit organisation The Internet Archive, owner of the Wayback Machine. I look at instances of mass content erasure online— such as Myspace, Vine, and Gawker— before answering the question: Why is it so important that we preserve internet history?
Timestamps:
00:40 Intro
3:44 What is the Internet Archive and why was it…
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