SMRTR TechNov 5, 2024lobste.rs

27.6% of the Top 10 Million Sites are Dead

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A study of the top 10 million internet domains reveals that 27.6% (over 2.75 million) are effectively dead or inaccessible. This finding highlights the impermanence of online content and suggests that personal digital histories may gradually disappear over time as websites become inactive or unreachable.

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