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Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
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Libraries matter. Access matters.

After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.

@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost
“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.
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Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.

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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Yesterday was Bram Stoker’s 178th birthday! 🎂 Author of THE LADY OF THE SHROUD, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, and, of course, the iconic DRACULA. 🧛
Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️
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Front cover of an 1899 edition of Dracula, by Bram Stoker.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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🎉 At our 1 trillion-page celebration, Senator @ScottWiener.bsky.social honored the Internet Archive with a California Senate Certificate of Recognition for the Archive's “remarkable innovation and leadership.”

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Brewster Kahle (left) with California State Senator Scott Wiener (right), October 22, 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Microfiche in the digital age 📄💻

Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally.

You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes.

📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
Maeve Iwasaki demonstrates microfiche digitization. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.

Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
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Brewster Kahle presents Tim Berners-Lee with the Internet Archive Hero Award.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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On Oct. 21, nearly 350 people visited the Physical Archive to see the collection & learn how the #InternetArchive processes donated materials for access & preservation.
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Full story ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/29/a...

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At the Internet Archive's Physical Archive, Jeremy Modell (right) explains to visitors how library materials are packed and shipped. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, & @BrewsterKahle chat with Wired’s @LaurenGoode.bsky.social on the Future Knowledge #podcast about the web’s rise, its impact, & why preserving it is vital for cultural history.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
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Podcast cover for Episode #13 of 'Future Knowledge' titled 'Building and Preserving the Web.' The design features portraits of speakers Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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A landmark moment. Supervisor Connie Chan led a unanimous San Francisco Board of Supervisors resolution honoring the #InternetArchive & establishing Internet Archive Day.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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h/t to @annierau.bsky.social, who shared this tidbit during her remarks at our celebration: archive.org/details/the-...
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays.

It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
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#Wayback1T #WebHistory
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Libraries matter. Access matters.

After years of legal battles, the Internet Archive is still here—and still fighting for a world where everyone can read, learn, and remember.

@arstechnica.com tells the story: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost
“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.
arstechnica.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Fiery, fiendish fun! 🔥😈 That's HELL'S BELLS (1929), where devils & demons dance & frolic in a chaotic underworld in classic Silly Symphonies style. 🎶

Watch the full short & more in our #SpookySeason collection ⤵️
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November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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🍂 As #spookyseason settles & autumn’s shadows grow long, we return to THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW — Irving’s haunting mix of fall’s golden calm & sudden terror. 👻🪦
🔊 Make sure sound is on!

More vintage frights ⬇️
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#Librivox
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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📡 The #livestream doesn’t stop when we're off for a holiday or weekend.

When the microfiche scanning team powers down overnight & on weekends, the feed shifts to silent films, home movies & other gems from the #InternetArchive.

Catch the stream ➡️
lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to
Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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HAPPENING TODAY! 🌐🎨
Celebrate 1 trillion web pages archived on the #WaybackMachine through art: Internet Archive x @GrayArea.org: Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions.

📅 Sat, Nov 1
🕗 5–8 PM PT
📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563...

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A vertical trio of digital artworks. The top panel shows hand-drawn icons—a hand, compass, cloud, and eye—connected by a dotted path on a pink gradient background. The middle panel displays floating, distorted names on a grid of Internet Archive logos. The bottom panel features a pixelated circular form resembling an eye with pink pixel blossoms on a white background.
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Internet Archive's 1 trillion milestone was recognized in the Congressional Record ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/31/s...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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🎃 Trick or treat!

💀 We're handing out chills with THE SKELETON DANCE (1929), the bone-rattling classic where skeletons swing & sway till dawn! 🦴

Get it & more #PublicDomain goodies in our #SpookySeason Collection ⤵️
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#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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TOMORROW! 🎉
Join @grayarea.org & Internet Archive in person for Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions — new works exploring memory, data, and digital culture.

📅 Sat, Nov 1
🕗 5–8 PM PT
📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ Free w/ RSVP ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563...

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Digital artwork shows hand-drawn icons—a hand, compass, cloud, and eye—connected by a dotted path on a pink gradient background.
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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💀 Get yourself ready for #Halloween by listening to this spooky tune. No lyrics… just lively blues with a xylophone that coffin-nails the "spooky-ooky" effect. 👻

🦇 Listen & open a cabinet of creepy #SpookySeason curiosities ⬇️
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October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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🎃 On Halloween eve, lend an ear to a mischievous little ode to the Jack-o’-Lantern: who lives to grin & give a fright (all in good fun).

💀 Find more vintage frights & fall delights in this #SpookySeason collection ⤵️
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#Halloween
October 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Librarians, help us celebrate 1 trillion web pages preserved by the #InternetArchive! 🌐
Use our resource guide, complete with templates, visuals & event ideas, to connect your community to the web’s history.

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#Wayback1T #Libraries
Two images with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine" alongside an Internet Archive logo. Below that, each image contains the word "Then" or "Now" with a red arrow pointing down to a related Wayback Machine capture of the Internet Archive homepage from January 26, 1997, and July 31, 2023, respectively. Below each is the domain name "ARCHIVE.ORG".
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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So glad to be at #GLAMWikiPT here in Lisbon. Looking forward to learning from each other and forming and strengthening alliances.
Two people stand in front of an auditorium and behind screens at the beginning of GLAM Wiki in Lisbon Portugal. 🇵🇹
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Web Archive Aura
October 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Art inspired by 1 trillion pages archived on the Wayback Machine 🌐🎨
Internet Archive x Gray Area explores memory, digital preservation & culture. In person in San Francisco!

📅 Nov 1, 2025
🕗 5 PM PT
📍 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563...

@grayarea.org #Wayback1T
A digital artwork showing a gradient background filled with small repeating Internet Archive logos. Scattered across the image are floating, distorted white text fragments and names—such as “Mark,” “Myrtle,” “Candida,” “Anne,” and “Cari-Ann”—appearing in various fonts and sizes, creating a layered, glitch-like visual effect.
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM