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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe internet is disappearing, study says
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/internet-disappearing-dead-links-online-content-b2548202.htmlAlmost 40% of webpages from 2013 no longer exist a decade on, research finds
The internet is disappearing, a new study has suggested, as web pages and online content is lost.
The web is often thought of as a place where content lasts forever. But vast swathes of its are being lost as pages are deleted or moved, according to new research.
Of the webpages that existed in 2013, for instance, 38 per cent are now lost. Even newer pages are disappearing: 8 per cent of pages that existed in 2023 are no longer available.
The internet is disappearing, a new study has suggested, as web pages and online content is lost.
The web is often thought of as a place where content lasts forever. But vast swathes of its are being lost as pages are deleted or moved, according to new research.
Of the webpages that existed in 2013, for instance, 38 per cent are now lost. Even newer pages are disappearing: 8 per cent of pages that existed in 2023 are no longer available.
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The internet is disappearing, study says (Original Post)
ClearSky24
May 2024
OP
It's a bad thing because people are relying of X(Twitter) and Facebook and Reddit for its 'news'.
flying_wahini
May 2024
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GreenWave
(8,804 posts)1. Now is there a subject pattern to their disappearance?
jimfields33
(18,375 posts)2. I would imagine money is the culprit
If you know longer update or use a site, many feel like paying the website forever in not of interest so they either delete or it goes dormant until the web address is sold.
Renew Deal
(82,830 posts)3. There is truth to this.
Even articles saved in the last 2-3 years seem to have disappeared for me. This is more good than bad in my opinion. The old stuff is frequently stored on unsecure technology.
Johonny
(21,817 posts)4. Goodbye Football Outsiders
I will miss you 😞
flying_wahini
(7,929 posts)5. It's a bad thing because people are relying of X(Twitter) and Facebook and Reddit for its 'news'.
Its really a sad state of affairs when a couple of teams from companies like this control 90% of the narrative.
People are getting tired of Cable news reporting a story a thousand different ways but dont mention there is a whole world of things going on outside of that.
Another great reason to support DU!!!!!!
global1
(25,836 posts)6. All That Will Be Left Will Be Ads And Clickbait.....nt
Ponietz
(3,252 posts)7. and AI generated dreamslop
Kid Berwyn
(17,596 posts)8. Gee. Now who would benefit from that?