Internet Archive Shut Down by Hackers

The modern-day Library of Alexandria, the home of the Wayback Machine and a repository for all things on the internet not searchable on Google or other Big Tech platforms — the Internet Archive — was shut down by hackers on Thursday in a distributed denial-of-service attack, or DDoS.

“SN_BLACKMETA,” a verified X account, took credit for the attack. On Sunday, the group said it shut down the singular stalwart against censorship on the internet because it believes “that highlighting the plight of innocent Palestinian people is essential, and targeting a significant digital resource like the Internet Archive serves to underscore the importance of their story and experiences.”

However, numerous accounts on X have balked at the claim as absurd. One X user, Christopher Cialone, in a video, said, “isn’t it convenient now … all of the things that Big Tech and the crooked … government would like to memory hole is now at the palm their fingers.”

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