Some research I was doing recently led me to the concept of “shadow libraries”.
While I have known about the function of these libraries being carried out by very
open sites (such as the Internet Archive, Freenetproject.org, some dark web sites)
I have only now learned of the coordinated nature of these things.
I submit that more needs to be done in this arena. Especially now with DOGE
actually “disappearing” some official files.
Among other things, there is a vast store of records in government agencies that
should not be lost.
In the early history of films New York kept a record of “banned films”, a list that
has never been released.
Trump has recently ordered the removal of all DEI materials from… well, almost
everywhere.
Who knows when porn that is now legal will be banned.