Can the Internet Be Considered an Archive? [Video]

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Most people consider the Internet fleeting because you can’t hold it in your hands in the same way that you can with a book or written source. But is it worth archiving anyway? Are archived portions of the Internet accurate depictions of the original sources they claim to archive? PBS Idea Channel investigates, and confuses us in the process.

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