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Comment by swiftcoder

1 day ago

https://archive.is/LuIpj

For us banned by archive.is: https://unwall.app/www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-e...

  • Does it give a reason for the block? I know ISPs in a couple of countries⁰ (China for one) block it, as do many corporate networks that subscribe to certain blocklists¹, but I've not heard of the site itself blocking specific groups of connection attempts.

    Unwall might be a useful resource, though it appears small so I wonder how long it will last. The source code links are dead ends (his profile still exists on github, but that repository does not and a quick search doesn't find evidence that it has move elsewhere) - this could imply that take-down orders have already started flying and are having an effect.

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    [0] Because it gives access to content otherwise blocked

    [1] Because it gives access to content otherwise blocked, or because of the DDoS and other arseholery² in Jan 2026, or both

    [2] including altering archived pages that make reference to, or altering them to make reference to, the target of that DDoS

    • Some ISPs in Finland have blocked it from resolving for copyright issues, but even if you get it to resolve by changing DNS servers, it goes into a Cloudlare CAPTCHA loop. I assume it's still about the spat with a Finnish blogger.