Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site
A major web archive used to bypass paywalls faces a massive Wikipedia blacklist...
Deep Dive
Wikipedia editors are debating whether to blacklist Archive.today after its CAPTCHA page was used to execute a DDoS attack against a blogger. The site hosts over 695,000 links across 400,000 Wikipedia pages, making it the second-largest archive provider. Options include a full blacklist, deprecation, or maintaining the status quo. Editors are split between preserving vital citations and protecting user security, with some citing an ongoing FBI investigation that could render the links useless.
Why It Matters
This could cripple Wikipedia's citation system and set a major precedent for how platforms handle security risks versus archival utility.