Publishers say they’re blocking the Internet Archive because of AI scraping. But shutting out a nonprofit library won’t stop AI—it will damage the public’s best record of the web. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/bloc

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@obc @eff It can ask nicely to block the respectful ones, it can forcefully block the obvious ones. The sneaky ones will still scrape.

@elgregor @obc @eff Context, as an inquisitive kid eons ago I used microfiche of newspapers at public library to gain deeper understanding of inflation and economics by doing basket of goods primary research from ~1880 to 1970. Modern so called newspapers are so information sparse I gave up on them over a decade ago as worth even skimming. AP Wire provides higher signal to noise ratio, & is what most of them are using as their source anyway. Current model is clearly aimed at engagement -> adds.

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