Update regarding archive.today/.is/.ph/etc. Links
2mon 23d ago by feddit.org/u/SrMono in buyfromeu@feddit.org
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/27528031
English:
First of all, I would like to apologize for the delay in regards to the decision on the Archive webpages.
For the time being, we ask you to not use the affected Archive webpages, due to the reasons mentioned in the previous pinned post. Generally in instances where the aforementioned Archive webpages are used, we will politely ask you to delete the links or change them to a different archiving provider. It applies to future posts from this point on. If the links are not removed or changed despite requests to do so, your post may be delete as we cannot edit your posts ourselves.
Affected archive webpages are:
archive(.)today
archive(.)fo
archive(.)is
archive(.)li
archive(.)md
archive(.)ph
archive(.)vn
We will inform you in case the situation changes.
We ask for you understanding.
Due to the reasons mentioned in the previous pinned post
What reasons? What previous pinned post? I can't see this here or on the crosspost community.
Change them to a different archiving provider
Any recommendations?
It seems that the owner of archive has been running DDOS attacks through java script on visitors' machines. https://cybernews.com/security/archive-today-launches-ddos-directing-visitors-to-attack-blog/
And also altered content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance
That's a... bit weird.
In response to someone trying to dox him, who is now trying to play the victim.
"he tried to hit me, so I hit him and I haven't stopped yet"
Sound logic indeed.
It's worth clarifying that uncovering someone's identity isn't a crime, but ddos is. Just on the chance you weren't aware of such an important distinction.
It’s worth clarifying that uncovering someone’s identity isn’t a crime,
That depends on the jurisdiction, the EU has article 8 privacy rights https://audri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EN-AUDRi-Briefing-paper-doxing-04.pdf
Which is something you can fight in court, not by committing another crime
Not while maintaining anonymity
Well, in that case I guess it’s okay to commit crimes and distort information as an archiving service. Anonymity above all
Ohh cool, didn't know this was a thing
I prefer that over dealing with paywalls.
I despise both
For many sites like for example spiegel.de and derstandard.at … there are simply no working alternatives.
I've now started reading taz.de instead, they dony't have a paywall. You can even read them via Gopher and Gemini, which is really really useful when on a train in Germany and the bits slowly drip...
taz is an opinionated leftist publication - which is not a bad thing, I read them too - but they don’t really work as a main source of information because of their extreme bias.
I read them because there are a lot of op'eds. I like seeing different views, pros and cons and even if my opinion is not covered, it is helpful to learn how others arrive at their opinion.
This one, apparently: https://feddit.org/post/25004491
Thank you. I‘ll add it to the post.
There are a few others, but that is the most similar out of the box I think.