From 577487a10ddcb0de7facc51510da701902131bbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Sanders Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:55:28 -0400 Subject: Published Reddit Blocks the Internet Archive and changed links to a color that stands out better --- .../2025-08-28-reddit-blocks-internet-archives.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2025-08-28-reddit-blocks-internet-archives.md (limited to '_posts/2025-08-28-reddit-blocks-internet-archives.md') diff --git a/_posts/2025-08-28-reddit-blocks-internet-archives.md b/_posts/2025-08-28-reddit-blocks-internet-archives.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1479723 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2025-08-28-reddit-blocks-internet-archives.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Reddit Blocks the Internet Archives" +date: 2025-08-28 +permalink: "/blog/reddit-blocks-internet-archives" +author: Benjamin Sanders +catagories: reddit, internet, archives, indieweb +--- +So, I was watching an EposVox video titled "It's time for Reddit to die". It might be a little hyperbolic of a title and some might say clickbaity but it's not wrong. + +After the whole API change I personally cut back my Reddit usage. I say cutback because I have still used it occasionally to find older information or even less +occassionally for newer stuff when someone sent me a link. That said though my time just mindlessly browsing Reddit since the API change had dramatically decreased and +I've, honestly, been much happier. I don't even have the app on my phone anymore. + +This more recent news of a change Reddit has made though just seems to add salt to a still open wound by them blocking the Internet Archive from archiving their site. +To be fair I'm aware Reddit is a business and one that is publically traded. I know they need to make money and allowing content to be elswhere probably runs counter +to that goal. + +The internet has always been a place that information wouldn't just go to die eventually. There has always been people, myself included, that had +a passion for archiving things. Allowing the internet to be a vast treasure trove of human knowledge for future netizens. Things like this latest move by Reddit and +the move to private Discord servers over public IRC channels makes it harder for that knowledge to continue to exist on the internet. + +That is the reason I love the [IndieWeb](https://indieweb.org/) movement and hate when companies do things to restrict information from being free. I believe that it attempts to show people just what we've "lost" by using these big corporations for our internet services. +Now, we haven't actually lost the old internet, which is why I put lost in quotes, but it just needs to be rediscovered by a wider audience. The internet itself and all the +websites and services are decentralized by design. You can use services by corporations like Reddit, Instagram, Facebook, etc or use some independently run website or forum by +a dedicated fan or group of fans. + +Running those independent services cost money though and it's not as easy as a few clicks to create a subreddit or Discord server. I believe though that if you use a password +manager it does make managing logins easier and even help your security online. + +I'll leave a link to a Verge article below on the Reddit change and wanted to sign off with one more thought. Check out the [IndieWeb](https://indieweb.org/) and support independent +websites and forums! + +Thanks for reading and see you in the next post! :D + +Articles/Videos mentioned in this post (Links open in same tab): + +[Reddit will block the Internet Archive](https://www.theverge.com/news/757538/reddit-internet-archive-wayback-machine-block-limit) + +[It's Time For Reddit To Die](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xlyggbD_lE&list=TLPQMjgwODIwMjVkNDGGq73Fog&index=5) + +P.S. Use the mobile reader in your browser if on mobile. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3