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The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects
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- Andrew Deck and Hanaa' Tameez (Author)
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The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects
Abstract
Between May and October 2025, homepage snapshots fell by 87% across 100 news publications.
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Nieman Lab
Date
2025-10-21
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06/01/2026, 15:05
Language
English
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Freedom of Information
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Worldwide
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Andrew Deck and Hanaa’ Tameez. (2025, October 21). The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects. Nieman Lab. https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/the-wayback-machines-snapshots-of-news-homepages-plummet-after-a-breakdown-in-archiving-projects/
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