The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
    • certified sinonistEnglish
      7·
      4 months ago

      It honestly takes very minimal effort to maintain a digital library for yourself. Swipe up an old office computer from a business auction for less than $50, install linux and start running that as a server from home. Store your media and books on it, set up remote access so you can stream it to yourself from any device. You can functionally replace streaming services for your media needs this way. It has the added benefit of being slightly more material than any cloud services you could access.

      If you’re new to this stuff, you can also should pick up a <$100 laptop and slap a user-friendly linux distro on it, and try daily driving linux as well as maintaining your server. Even the oldest, crustiest laptop runs Linux fine. You’ll pick up so many great tech skills doing this and you can still keep a windows daily driver for work or whatever.

        • certified sinonistEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          Absolutely, I just know lots of people are acclimated to cloud services and don’t see building their own library as worthwhile vs just getting it online. You can totally have best of both worlds.

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    191·
    4 months ago

    They’re making it harder for Israel to erase evidence of its crimes.

    That’s my guess for the impetus (I can’t read the article because archive.is blocks my VPN lol)

  • big_spoon
    181·
    4 months ago

    who would have thought that the spooks of 1984 would come from capitalism? big brother was an imperialist all along!

    • La Dame d'AzurEnglish
      261·
      4 months ago

      1984 is funny because it depicts fascism to a T even though it was intended to critique Stalin and the USSR.

      Perhaps the oldest example of criticizing socialism by describing capitalism.

      • Faux
        91·
        4 months ago

        Every accusation from a Yankee imperialist is a confession.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      9·
      4 months ago

      Depends on whether the site is hosted in a jurisdiction the US has power over or can lean on. They could also seize the domain which would break existing links.

          • Maeve@kbin.earth
            3·
            4 months ago

            If it’s Russia owned I don’t see why they can’t host in a more friendly state.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
              3·
              4 months ago

              For sure, but if current data center is in Canada then it could be seized. I’m hoping they at least have a mirror somewhere outside US jurisdiction.

              • Maeve@kbin.earth
                3·
                4 months ago

                Me too. And I hope people who can afford VPN or otherwise access news will post for those who don’t.

  • Saymaz
    10·
    4 months ago

    Funny how it’s happening along with Youtube quietly deleting Israeli Warcrime videos from its platform.