FBI orders domain registrar to reveal who runs mysterious Archive.is site
12 days ago
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- #Archive.today
- #Subpoena
- The FBI is attempting to identify the operator of Archive.is (Archive.today), a site used to bypass news paywalls.
- A subpoena was issued to domain registrar Tucows, demanding subscriber information for Archive.today as part of a federal criminal investigation.
- The subpoena, intended to be confidential, was publicly shared by Archive.today's X account on the day it was issued.
- Tucows, based in Toronto and incorporated in Pennsylvania, complies with valid legal requests but advocates for free speech online.
- The FBI did not respond to media inquiries due to the government shutdown, and the subpoena was first reported by Heise Online.