The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the internet that allows users to access and view websites as they appeared in the past. It was launched in 2001 by the Internet Archive, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of the internet. The Wayback Machine uses web crawlers to periodically scan and save snapshots of websites, which are then stored in a massive database.
Here’s a (e.g., blog post, social media caption, or video script) explaining the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine and why it matters.