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Internet Archive offers 2:1 match on new recurring $25+ donations throughout September.
The Internet Archive, which hosts 210 petabytes of knowledge free of charge, is running a September campaign where starting a recurring monthly donation of $25 or more unlocks a 2:1 match, tripling the initial gift (e.g., $25 becomes $75). The Archive covers its own servers, storage, and infrastructure without charging users, selling data, or running ads. Founder Brewster Kahle emphasizes that recurring donations provide reliable support to keep the digital library running.
What commenters are saying
Commenters are broadly supportive but split on details. Several ask who provides the matching funds, frustrated that the blog post omits the donor's identity; others defend anonymous matching as common practice. A significant subthread discusses archive.today: some praise its technical archiving while others condemn its owner for DDoS attacks, page alterations, and IP blacklisting. A few express concern about Internet Archive's 429 rate limits, AI slop, and copyright activism risking the Wayback Machine's stability.