Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site

5 days ago

Wikipedia editors are debating whether to blacklist Archive.today due to its alleged involvement in a DDoS attack.
Three options are presented: A) blacklist and remove links, B) deprecate but keep existing links, C) maintain status quo.
Archive.today has over 695,000 links across Wikipedia, used to bypass paywalls and considered reliable.
The site was previously blacklisted in 2013 but removed in 2016 due to community decision.
Editors argue about security concerns versus the need for verifiable citations and the site's archival value.
Some editors highlight the difficulty of replacing Archive.today, as it holds unique archives not found elsewhere.

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