Internet Archive—Created Wayback Machine preserving 1 trillion+ web pages - largest archive of human digital history
The Internet Archive launched the Wayback Machine in 2001 to address the problem of web content vanishing. By October 2025, it reached 1 trillion archived web pages - a 'civilization-scale milestone' preserving digital history that would otherwise be lost. The service is free and used by researchers, journalists, lawyers, and the public worldwide.
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 = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Created Wayback Machine preserving 1 trillion+ web pages - largest archive of human digital history
The Internet Archive launched the Wayback Machine in 2001 to address the problem of web content vanishing. By October 2025, it reached 1 trillion archived web pages - a 'civilization-scale milestone' preserving digital history that would otherwise be lost. The service is free and used by researchers, journalists, lawyers, and the public worldwide.