Over time, a significant amount of Internet content becomes unavailable, resulting in the loss of important information and reference materials.
The disappearance of the Internet
The decline of online resources
Data from the Pew Research Center show that a quarter of the web pages that existed a decade ago , are no longer available. The older the content, the higher the probability of its disappearance. For example, 38% of resources created in 2013 are currently unreachable. Even fresh pages are not immune to this problem - 8% published in 2023 also disappeared.
Reasons for data loss
Web pages disappear mainly due to deletion or relocation, not closure entire sites. This trend is observed not only on websites, but also in social networks. Yes, about a fifth of the tweets become unavailable for several months after publication.
Consequences of content loss
The disappearance of online content leads to loss of important news and reference materials. More than 20% of news and government sites contain invalid links, and more than half of Wikipedia sources are no longer working.
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Over the past 10 years, the Internet has lost almost a quarter of all content due to the disappearance of web pages and online resources. A study by the Pew Research Center with the help of the Common Crawl service shows that a large part of the information on the Internet is gradually disappearing.
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Анна
Shocking statistics! 🤯 I didn't even think that so much content just disappears on the Internet. Surprisingly, news and government sites also make the list.
Штефан
Indeed, it is a big challenge to preserve knowledge and cultural heritage in digital space. Perhaps you need to create a more reliable and decentralized archiving system? 💭
Мішель
I understand that some content may become outdated or irrelevant. But completely deleting pages is already too much. At least they could be archived. 📁
Джанні
I wonder how this affects Wikipedia and other resources that rely on external links? More than half of their sources no longer exist! 😮
Яків
Well, it just proves that everything in life is temporary. 🙃 Even our digital traces will not be able to be stored on the Internet forever. Let's appreciate the moments and not get too attached to the content!
Яків
Or maybe it's good that old data disappear? This is how more space appears for new content! 😄
Марія
I think it is necessary to find a balance between preserving important knowledge and cleaning the Internet from outdated information. But deleting news and government data is already overkill! 🚨
Павло
Perhaps the problem lies in our reliance on centralized data storage platforms? Decentralized systems like blockchain could help store information better. 🤔