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The Internet Archive just became an official U.S. federal library thanks to Sen. Alex Padilla D-CA (mashable.com)

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Originally Posted By u/Zenith251 At 2025-07-26 02:53:06 PM | Source

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[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Neat. I wish this meant the Internet Archive would get some additional protections but it doesn't look like the case.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago

As long as they don't try and take it over, it doesn't look too bad.

The status is particularly notable as the Trump administration has systemically removed information from federal websites under new, "anti-woke" executive orders. Archive visitors will now have access to primary, government sources, in addition to materials uploaded by users or saved through accessible websites. The Internet Archive also operates the Wayback Machine, an online source that stores web history going back more than 28 years, and partners with libraries to pinpoint important online archival material through its Archive-It initiative.