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Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever


The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.

According to Graham, based on the big jump in page views he's observed over the past two months, the Internet Archive is drawing many more visitors than usual to its services — journalists, researchers and other inquiring minds. It highlightsCDCresearch showing that adolescent girls and young women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV cases worldwide, an issue driven by gender-based violence and poor access to health services. Even at a time when the Internet Archive is under threat, its founder Kahle appreciated that, back at the headquarters, the big room of towering servers — the lifeblood of the library — remains unobstructed, in full public view.

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