Tweets from @internetarchive:
May 27, 2024 · 3:40 PM UTC
Sorry to say, archive.org is under a ddos attack. The data is not affected, but most services are unavailable.
We are working on it. This thread will have updates.
May 27, 2024 · 5:11 PM UTC
up again.
This has been a back and forth with the attackers. We have made some adjustments, but geez.
at least, Happy Memorial Day!
May 28, 2024 · 1:46 PM UTC
We are continuing to experience service disruptions due to a recurrence of a ddos attack. We’ll post updates in this thread.
If you wish to view tweets without directly using Twitter, one of these three currently operational Nitter (Nitter is a Twitter front-end focused on privacy) instances may be helpful:
- https://nitter.poast.org/internetarchive
- https://xcancel.com/internetarchive
- https://nitter.privacydev.net/internetarchive
The Internet Archive has a Mastodon account as well, though it doesn’t seem to be fully up to date.
Let’s hear some good tinfoil hat theories!
I’ll start. Maybe one of the LLM/AI companies are trying to bypass newly implemented barrers to training data by using the archive, and it’s totally overwhelming their servers?
Who needs it down right now?
Someone with their own proprietary large dataset trying to eliminate non-proprietary alternatives?
Decent theory money does drive a lot of human behavior.
Any suggestions on who this actor could be?
Google?
Why wouldn’t companies have already got their data long ago? Internet archive is nothing new.
Existing AI companies got their data long ago—but it’s in their interest to create barriers for entry to new AI companies.
Someone facing an enormous lawsuit who realized their tweets / claims were accessible and needs to buy time for their legal team.
We should have a call for hackers/pentesters/cybersec enthusiasts to find these little shits and break their infrastructure
Reminds me of stars wars scene with the Jedi archives been manipulated…
