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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by rany_ on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @08:04PM (#37070073)
It isn't, I really wish that instead of wiping DECADES of history; it only applies to content that was archived from the day of the domain's registration. I think this is slightly more reasonable, but I imagine they simply don't have access to such data.
Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by pseudalopex on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @08:48PM (#37070420)
Simply requiring domain owners contact archive.org to remove old snapshots would be better than applying robots.txt retroactively.