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internetarchiveonMastodon23h ago
The web is disappearing 🕳️
According to a Pew Research Center report, 26% of pages from 2013-2023 are no longer accessible.
But that’s not the whole story.
In a new study published in VANISHING CULTURE, data scientists have found:
16% have been restored through the Wayback Machine.
56% are preserved before they disappear.
Preservation is the remedy for cultural loss.
VANISHING CULTURE 🕳️
📖 Download & read: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026
🛒 Purchase in print: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record-9798995425014/new
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Analysis Summary
The Internet Archive reports that a quarter of web pages from 2013-2023 have disappeared, citing Pew Research Center data, and claims their new study shows the Wayback Machine has restored 16% while 56% remain preserved. The core Pew statistic and the percentages from the VANISHING CULTURE study cannot be independently verified through available sources, though the Internet Archive's book launch is confirmed by independent coverage. The post frames preservation as a solution but doesn't explain the mechanics of how the different percentages interact (e.g., whether the 16% restored and 56% preserved overlap with the 26% inaccessible figure).
Claims Analysis (3)
“26% of pages from 2013-2023 are no longer accessible according to a Pew Research Center report”
Pew study cited but specific report not independently located in search results
“16% have been restored through the Wayback Machine”
VANISHING CULTURE study cited but details cannot be independently verified
“56% are preserved before they disappear”
VANISHING CULTURE study cited but figure cannot be independently corroborated
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