Meeting 7 of 2021 was held on 17 November, 2pm AEDT, on zoom.
We read Amelia Acker and Mitch Chaiet, "The weaponization of web archives: Data craft and COVID-19 publics", Misinformation Review, https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/the-weaponization-of-web-archives-data-craft-and-covid-19-publics/
We were joined by author Mitch Chaiet and discussed:
- The Wayback Machine as a platform for misinformation
- Should the Wayback Machine be able to remove material?
- The need to contextualise many types of archival material so it can be properly understood in context
- The trusted nature of the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine
- Parallels to other records in other archives
Also, please come with your ideas for articles you're interested in reading and discussing at future meetings. If you're super keen, you can add your suggestions to our Zotero library.
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