When Donald Trump stated that the tech industry needs to “close that internet up” to stop the spread of extremism, apparently he scared some of the people at the Internet Archive into action. Fearful of a potential pro-censorship Trump administration, the Internet Archive is establishing a full backup in Canada.
“[Trump’s election] was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change,” the Archive stated in a blog post. “For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions.”
This might be overkill for Trump, but the more backups of human knowledge the better.
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Image source: http://www.etcentric.org/internet-allies-unite-to-create-more-secure-future-proof-web/