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339 points Wingy | 3 comments | 16 Oct 24 11:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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throwaway48476 ◴[16 Oct 24 12:22 UTC] No.41858246[source]▶
When the internet archive censors a website is it deleted permanently or just not publicly available?
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dark-star ◴[16 Oct 24 12:35 UTC] No.41858362[source]▶
They black out all items that get a DMCA complaint or similar request (so it's still there just not accessible). However they permanently delete illegal stuff.
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throwaway48476 ◴[16 Oct 24 12:38 UTC] No.41858375[source]▶
I would assume they delete illegal stuff as they are compelled to. What I'd like to know is their policy for legal stuff that they exclude that is not as a result of DMCA.
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1. tiagod ◴[16 Oct 24 12:50 UTC] No.41858487{3}[source]▶
Can you give an example?

EDIT: Just seen your other reply. Perhaps it was excluded due to right to forget laws?

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2. throwaway48476 ◴[16 Oct 24 13:00 UTC] No.41858593[source]▶
If you ask them they will remove sites that you created. It's not under right to forget laws as they don't exist in the US. What I'd like to know is whether they also delete the data or just make it inaccessible.
3. BlackLotus89 ◴[16 Oct 24 14:41 UTC] No.41859603[source]▶
ploetzblog was available and is now completly gone :( "lost" some recipes that he didn't migrate that I used to bake all the time. Used to look it up on the IA and was pissed when it was deleted