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by dang 1062 days ago
Thanks, that's interesting!

> There's availability API but it won't tell us if the archived webpage does indeed display content (say, if it was behind a paywall or cookie banner

Right - that's the problem. It takes a human to tell if the archive link is worth anything.

I do want to do something better with this someday (someyear?) - most likely a way for community members to submit and vet archive links, and then (if so) an "archive" button in the detail bar to point to it.