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November 6, 2024

Is it necessary for there to be a global strategy for preserving digital heritage and online cultures?




Total votes: 14

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  1. PatientSeahorse6
    153

    I do not think that there needs to be a global strategy on preserving digital heritage and online cultures. Everything stays on the internet and it is very hard to erase things from the internet. I …Read MoreI do not think that there needs to be a global strategy on preserving digital heritage and online cultures. Everything stays on the internet and it is very hard to erase things from the internet. I think that this is something that can be left to the countries if they want to work on preserving digital heritage and online cultures. However, I do not know if this is something that is necessary since I do not know anything that would need to be preserved, but that might be my lack of knowledge. Read Less

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  2. SmartBear4
    3

    I do not think that there needs to be a global strategy to preserve digital heritage and culture. I think that for the most part, private citizens are doing this pretty well, and it is very difficult …Read MoreI do not think that there needs to be a global strategy to preserve digital heritage and culture. I think that for the most part, private citizens are doing this pretty well, and it is very difficult to completely destroy information on the internet. There are much better things that we can spend our time and energy on and there are so many more global crises that we need to focus on. Read Less

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  3. ResilientDog
    30

    I don’t think so, this should be something left to said digital communities themselves. The only thing to watch out for is an enclosure of the commons from wealthy/privatizing interests that want to …Read MoreI don’t think so, this should be something left to said digital communities themselves. The only thing to watch out for is an enclosure of the commons from wealthy/privatizing interests that want to make the preservation of said media more difficult, or closed to the public. Read Less

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  4. LuckyDeer2
    139

    Engaging online is something I think that is voluntary and therefore, most of the internet does not need archiving. And to be fair, that already exists via the Way Back Machine. Now if there was to be …Read MoreEngaging online is something I think that is voluntary and therefore, most of the internet does not need archiving. And to be fair, that already exists via the Way Back Machine. Now if there was to be strong legislation to reinforce the WBM, then I suppose that could be beneficial. Read Less

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  5. ReliableFish5
    37.5

    A global strategy for preserving digital heritage and online cultures ensures that valuable information and cultural expressions are safeguarded for future generations. It fosters international …Read MoreA global strategy for preserving digital heritage and online cultures ensures that valuable information and cultural expressions are safeguarded for future generations. It fosters international collaboration as well as resource sharing. Read Less

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