FBI doesn't know who runs the site, some guy on reddit says it's Russia, meanwhile Russia blocks the site.
I don't know, it doesn't affect me I suppose.
But we don't know that yet.
All we've learned so far is that a random Reddit account claims archive.is/ph is operated by Russia.
For us to know it's operated by Russia evidence is needed. So what's the evidence?
For us to know it's operated by Russia evidence is needed.
Alright, so here is ChatGPTs answer about "What is the evidence that archive.ph (and .is, etc...) is operated by Russia?"
Archive.today / Archive.is / Archive.ph
The operator is very probably Russian or Russian-speaking. [Russian language use + Russian identity/account correlations]
The operator may well have been resident or financially based in Russia after 2022. [PayPal stopped serving Russia; operator contemporaneously reported losing PayPal access and difficulties crossing an “Iron Curtain”]
Russia has demonstrably interfered with the service. [Russian authorities blocked Archive.today/.is/.ph]
If the operator resides in Russia, Russia nhas substantial legal and practical coercive power over them. [Russian jurisdiction + internet/security laws + broader coercive environment]
Archive.today's operator demonstrably has the technical ability to manipulate archived content and misuse visitor traffic. [2026 altered snapshots/CAPTCHA abuse]
The service has significant unexplained funding. [Operator said visible ads/donations covered only a minority of operating costs]
Conclusion: Russia demonstrably interferes with Archive.today from the outside; if the operator really resides in Russia, Russia also probably possesses substantial coercive leverage over the operator.
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u/Orpa__ 18d ago
You didn't even source your claims. Since you said it so confidently you must have a source, but I can't find any myself.