Internet Archive—Fixed 28+ million broken Wikipedia links and added 4.2 million references to books and papers
The Internet Archive partnered with the Wikimedia Foundation to identify and fix broken links across Wikipedia. The project has repaired more than 28 million broken links and added 4.2 million new links to books and academic papers, ensuring citations remain verifiable.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Access & Information Freedom | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Open Internet & Web Freedom | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Partnership Jan 1, 2018 verified
Fixed 28+ million broken Wikipedia links and added 4.2 million references to books and papers
The Internet Archive partnered with the Wikimedia Foundation to identify and fix broken links across Wikipedia. The project has repaired more than 28 million broken links and added 4.2 million new links to books and academic papers, ensuring citations remain verifiable.