Worried about censorship, the non-profit Internet Archive intends to store a backup of the archive in … Canada.<\/p>\n
Because the United States has gotten so crazy, so divorced from reality, so eager to surrender to the custody of a mad proto-fascist, that the backup needs to be beyond the government’s reach<\/a>.<\/p>\n As Donald Trump careens towards the Oval Office, promising jail time for flag-burners along the way, an organization that archives the internet for anyone to peruse aims to create a full backup in Canada in order to protect the digital library from censorship.<\/p>\n [ … ]<\/p>\n \u201c[Trump\u2019s election] was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change,\u201d the Archive stated in a blog post. \u201cFor us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n During his campaign, Trump appeared to favor a hardline stance on internet censorship when he stated that the tech industry needs to \u201cclose that internet up\u201d to stop the spread of extremism.<\/p>\n \u201cSomebody will say, \u2018Oh, freedom of speech, freedom of speech,’\u201d Trump said at the time. \u201cThese are foolish people.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I don’t fault the Archive for moving its materials beyond Trump’s reach; he is mad, overtly hostile to American ideals, and commands legions of ignoramuses.<\/p>\n I do wonder, though: Am I the only person who recalls that everything from artwork to orphans were once sent here<\/i> to keep them safe?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Worried about censorship, the non-profit Internet Archive intends to store a backup of the archive in … Canada. Because the United States has gotten so crazy, so divorced from reality, so eager to surrender to the custody of a mad … Continue reading \n