Pew Study Finds 38% of Webpages from 2013 Are Now Inaccessible; Wayback Machine Rescues 15%
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A Pew Research Center study found that 38% of webpages from 2013 and about 25% of pages sampled across the 2013-2023 decade are now inaccessible due to link rot. The article analyzes this phenomenon of digital decay, examining how the Wayback Machine has rescued roughly 15% of those otherwise dead pages. It explores the broader implications of web content disappearance, the challenges of digital preservation, and the role of internet archives in maintaining access to our collective online history.
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Hacker NewsPew Study Finds 38% of Webpages from 2013 Are Now Inaccessible; Wayback Machine Rescues 15%blog.archive.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulled38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later
a quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible
our analysis shows that the Wayback Machine has rescued roughly 15% of those otherwise dead pages
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