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Web archivists preserve old websites to prevent their disappearance and prevent them from becoming objects of advertising. Without such projects, many pages from the internet have gone forever into the past.
- Field
- tools and releases
- What they did
- The author tells a story about how his favorite website disappeared and was replaced by ads, highlighting the importance of preserving digital archives.
- Why it matters
- Preserving old websites allows people to return to them in the future to check if everything is still okay and not lose access to valuable historical data.
#web archiving#internet preservation#digital heritage
