It looks like the internet archive is needed assistance, I just heard about this today and figured lemmy could help spread this message around

  • parpol@programming.dev
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    5 months ago

    You use IPFS for the website itself, and the blockchain to guarantee donations cannot get frozen or stolen like on patreon, and also to keep track of the files on IPFS. The latter is why you need the blockchain and no alternative work.

    Think magnet links, but you can’t take down hosts who share the links like piratebay.