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Escaping the Memory Hole: Mark Graham
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Apr 162025
As part of the Internet Archive’s Escaping the Memory Hole event, Mark Graham, director of the Wayback Machine, discusses the critical role of web archiving in preserving digital history. With millions of pages disappearing due to link rot, paywalls, and access restrictions, the Wayback Machine archives over half a billion web pages daily to ensure vital information remains accessible. Collaborating with partners worldwide, including Wikipedia, journalists, and libraries, the Internet Archive is committed to safeguarding online knowledge. Despite growing challenges like web fragmentation and restricted access, the mission to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge continues. He is introduced by Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle. This video is also viewable on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/2024-esca...

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