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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by throw10920 on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @11:01PM (#39624919)
> Too bad just Internet Archive isn't enough, we also need anarchists like ArchiveTeam to actually mirror all the things, not just the things that agree to be mirrored.

No? This is wrong? The site owner is the person who morally decides whether their site should get mirrored or not.

It's stuff like this that makes me actively cheer forward otherwise-harmful things like Google's web attestation efforts.

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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by paul_funyun on Thursday March 07, 2024 @04:15AM (#39626885)
Disagree. They gave up a legitimate moral claim when they posted whatever on the public facing internet.
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Re:World War II 'rumor clinics' helped America battle wild g... by throw10920 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @08:12AM (#39628628)
The EU disagrees with you with its "right to be forgotten".

Alternatively - you make an excellent case for the paywalling of vast swaths of the internet.

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