News Sites Block the Internet Archive

Apr 22, 2026, 06:37

Introduction

The Internet Archive saves old web pages. Now, many news companies are stopping this. They are afraid of artificial intelligence (AI).

Main Body

The Internet Archive is a group in San Francisco. It has the Wayback Machine. This machine saves over one billion pages. Now, 241 news companies from nine countries stop the archive. These companies include The Guardian and Le Monde. These companies are worried about AI. AI companies use the archive to learn. They do not pay the news companies. Mark Graham works for the Wayback Machine. He says AI companies use the archive to steal information. Some people think this is bad. They say we need to save the history of the web. The Internet Archive also has other problems. It had a big data leak in 2024. It also lost a big court case about books.

Conclusion

The Internet Archive wants to talk to the news companies. If they do not agree, we might lose the history of the internet.

Vocabulary Learning

afraid
feeling fear or worry about something害怕
Example:She is afraid of the dark.
lose
to no longer have something or to fail to keep it失去
Example:If you don’t study, you might lose your job.
save
to keep something safe or store it for later use储存
Example:I save my photos on my computer.
stop
to make something not happen or continue停止
Example:The teacher stops the students from talking.
talk
to speak to someone about something談話
Example:We talk to our friends every day.