"In contrast with the nonprofit Internet Archive, the operator or operators of Archive.today have remained mysterious. It has used various domains (archive.ph, archive.is, etc.), and its registrant "Denis Petrov" may be an alias. An FAQ that apparently hasn't been updated in over a decade says that Archive.today, which was started in 2012, uses data centers in Europe and is "privately funded." It also accepts donations. There are several indications that the founder is from Russia."
"While the Internet Archive uses a system to automatically crawl the Internet, Archive.today relies on users to paste in URLs in order to archive their content. News articles published by major media outlets are often saved in full on the site, giving other users a way to read articles that are blocked by a paywall. Archive.today doesn't publicize a way for copyright owners to seek removal of content."
The FBI issued a subpoena requesting Archive.today customer and subscriber names, addresses, length of service, phone call and text records, payment information, session times, Internet connectivity durations, mobile device identification codes, IP addresses and other identifiers, and descriptions of services provided. Archive.today's operator(s) remain anonymous, using multiple domains and a possibly alias registrant 'Denis Petrov'. Archive.today began in 2012, uses European data centers, is privately funded, and accepts donations. The site archives user-submitted URLs rather than crawling automatically, often storing full news articles that can bypass paywalls. The service does not publicize a copyright removal process, unlike the Internet Archive. Publishers have pursued takedowns of paywall-bypass services such as 12ft.io.
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