If the Internet Archive is taken down it will be akin to the burning of the library of Alexandria. There is content on that website that will never be accessible to humanity ever again if the site is taken down.
The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library
"A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit brought against it by four book publishers, deciding that the website does not have the right to scan books and lend them out like a library."
#books #libraries #InternetArchive ##bookstodon
#internet #ebooks #news
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23655804/internet-archive-hatchette-publisher-ebook-library-lawsuit
Today is the third anniversary of the imposition of the very first COVID-19 “community quarantine” in the Philippines when the capital region of Metro Manila was put under a strict travel lockdown and mandatory curfew.
While many people have moved on, here I am still being mindful, limiting trips outside the house, and wearing masks. #PandemicNotOver
#COVID19 #lockdown #quarantine #pandemic
In La Union, Northern Philippines, sea turtle poachers are now helping save the endangered animal. A local non-profit has been paying them to use their hunting skills to look for nests so hatchlings can be released safely back into the ocean. Here’s our Al Jazeera report: pic.twitter.com/DKxYZh5j9C
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“Our abandonment of simple and effective variant-proof protection measures has left our older adults and marginalized communities isolated and at risk.”
#CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #BringBackMasks
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