References/Internet Archive
References: Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a valuable resource because it contains 'snapshots' of webpages and complete websites at various dates. The Internet is constantly changing but a snapshot enables us to view content as it had been in the past.
This website makes use of the Internet Archive in two ways:-
- as a repository for items which can no longer be found on the current Internet.
For example, news items by Malaysia Airlines are no longer on the company website. Similarly, media statements by the Prime Minister's Office, the Department of Transport, the Department of Civil Aviation and other official Malaysian sources are no longer accessible at the original URLs. However, the material is still available on the Internet Archive and when used here has been referenced by a link to a relevant snapshot. - as a source for complete websites.
For example, after the Boeing 777-200ER registered 9M-MRO went missing on flight MH370 the Boeing website was updated. The focus changed to marketing and the theme became more 'glossy'. However, the Internet Archive captured snapshots of the Boeing website as it was in 2013-2014, with the technical content that may have been valuable at that time.
Similarly, the Malaysian Official Site for MH370 may be offline, either temporarily or permanently, but snapshots stored by the Internet Archive contain the original content for reference. The section for Next-of-Kin required a log-in and is not accessible.
References with links to Snapshot URLs
Many items in the Reference pages have multiple source URLs: an original location URL, and one or more snapshot URLs.
These are provided in the context of the item origin, and are not listed here.
Embedded Content from the Internet Archive
Embedded webpages or websites are attributed to the original copyright owner and the snapshot URLs are listed in the relevant Reference page.
To identify content that has been embedded, however, a Category:Archive Content has been created. see below:-
Note: In October 2024 the Internet Archive was compromised by a hacker group called "SN_BLACKMETA" which stole a user authentication database containing data for 31 million users. A Distributed Denial of Service attack also affected the Internet Archive which remained off-line for several days.
The Internet Archive is free to use and does not require a log-in or account to view the archived content.
Any attempt to damage the content maintained by the Internet Archive, a not-for-profit organisation, is a despicable act that could be compared to the destruction of the Library of Alexandria in antiquity.