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Tweets from @internetarchive:

May 27, 2024 · 3:40 PM UTC

Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.

We are working on it. This thread will have updates.

May 27, 2024 · 5:11 PM UTC

up again.

This has been a back and forth with the attackers. We have made some adjustments, but geez.

at least, Happy Memorial Day!

May 28, 2024 · 1:46 PM UTC

We are continuing to experience service disruptions due to a recurrence of a ddos attack. We’ll post updates in this thread.

If you wish to view tweets without directly using Twitter, one of these three currently operational Nitter (Nitter is a Twitter front-end focused on privacy) instances may be helpful:

The Internet Archive has a Mastodon account as well, though it doesn't seem to be fully up to date.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Who needs it down right now?

[–] simplejack 58 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] simplejack 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Assholes with know how and resources are likely pretty big

[–] AbouBenAdhem 35 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Someone with their own proprietary large dataset trying to eliminate non-proprietary alternatives?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Decent theory money does drive a lot of human behavior.

Any suggestions on who this actor could be?

Google?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

~~Cripto~~ AI Bros.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

money does drive a lot of human ~~behavior~~ insane.

[–] qaz 1 points 6 months ago

I highly doubt this was done by Google

[–] balder1991 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn’t companies have already got their data long ago? Internet archive is nothing new.

[–] AbouBenAdhem 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Existing AI companies got their data long ago—but it’s in their interest to create barriers for entry to new AI companies.

[–] balder1991 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, that’s fair.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Someone facing an enormous lawsuit who realized their tweets / claims were accessible and needs to buy time for their legal team.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

elon or bunker bitch?

[–] essteeyou 3 points 6 months ago

Bored script kiddies?