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20. Is there a Russian connection? From the 404 article...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 12:37 PM

Nov 6

Very little is known about the person or people who work on archive.today, though there have been numerous attempts to identify the webmasters. The most interesting is this article on a site called Gyrovague, whose crawling through various archive.today blogs and web presences suggests “it’s a one-person labor of love, operated by a Russian of considerable talent and access to Europe.”

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FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site [View all] highplainsdem Nov 6 OP

It was my first thought. I hope that they'll fail in their attempts to sweep everything under the rug. Dave Bowman Nov 6 #1

I can't think what the crime might be, and how are they going to enforce a subpoena Ocelot II Nov 6 #2

When did the FBI have jurisdiction in Canada? Owens Nov 6 #3

Maybe Trump told Patel that he'd successfully annexed Canada? Ocelot II Nov 6 #4

putative international "cybercrime" against US victims. The Pirate Bay all over again. Eugene Nov 6 #10

Aaron Swartz Clouds Passing Nov 6 #5

May he rest in peace. 🙏 littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #21

Cue French Taunting From the Holy Grail N/T OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 6 #6

a criminal attempt to rewrite history RainCaster Nov 6 #7

many inconsistencies in the subpoena RainCaster Nov 6 #8

It's a boilerplate subpoena form filled out by some lackey Ocelot II Nov 6 #9

I posted this on HN IbogaProject Nov 6 #11

Drudge Report links to the us.archive in their story links kimbutgar Nov 6 #12

Just tell them all correspondence if via Signal greblach Nov 6 #13

Why would a business in another country have to obey an FBI subpoena? Run it through the shredder. Vinca Nov 6 #14

I'm not certain what the CRIMINAL charges might be... reACTIONary Nov 6 #15

So you prefer misinformation to preservation of the truth? littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #22

What I prefer is that copyright protections be upheld... reACTIONary Nov 6 #23

Not all archives are created equal. littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #24

I think that the authors of "the truth" should be responsible.... reACTIONary Nov 6 #25

Hahaha! Nice try. littlemissmartypants Nov 6 #27

DU has a specific rule about respecting copyrights in the TOS because violations aren't a joke MichMan Nov 8 #28

That is true. Have you ever alerted on those violations here? littlemissmartypants Nov 8 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Nov 8 #30

So... littlemissmartypants Nov 8 #31

I'm not posting any comments about the TOS other than what it states MichMan Nov 8 #32

Neither am I. But I did respond to your reply and clarified the meaning of my original... littlemissmartypants Nov 8 #33

They post the logo of the German BKA DFW Nov 6 #16

If it is a Canadian domain, are they sending their subpoena to Canada? Bev54 Nov 6 #17

Tucows is a Canadian company, but.... reACTIONary Nov 6 #19

Tucows is a Canadian company, but.... reACTIONary Nov 6 #18

Is there a Russian connection? From the 404 article... reACTIONary Nov 6 #20

I happily use Archive.is every day ... TomWilm Nov 6 #26