Following Donald Trump's inauguration, volunteer archivists worked to save over 110,000 government web pages at risk of being deleted due to the administration's anti-diversity agenda. This led to the removal of key resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The situation worsened with recent budget cuts targeting grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), notably the Internet Archive's funding. This nonprofit, crucial for preserving digital content, faced sudden funding cuts amid its efforts to archive sites targeted by the administration, posing significant challenges to access for researchers and educators.
The Trump administration's actions represent a significant threat to the preservation of digital knowledge and access to vital resources, paralleling an aggressive campaign against diversity and equity.
Nancy Krieger described the collective administrative actions against information access as a 'digital book burning', highlighting the severity of censorship during the Trump administration.
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