What was once dead now lives again through the power of the Internet Archive.
Websites change over time.
The information on a URL constantly evolves.
News stories are changed, blogs are stealth-edited, and sometimes stuff just stops working.
Back in February, itkilled off the feature.
Yes, its been removed, Google search liaison Danny Sullivansaid on X at the time.
I know, its sad.
Its one of our oldest features.
These days, things have greatly improved.
So, it was decided to retire it.
It was a throwaway comment made on X, not a promise.
Miraculously, however, its come to pass.
This will open up a new tab on the surfing app.
Click more about this page to see a link to the Wayback archives.
In a statement about the change, Google said it knew how important old versions of websites were.
Wayback Machine director Mark Graham explained the importance of archival work in a post on the Archive.
The web is aging, and with it, countless URLs now lead to digital ghosts.
Sometimes, creators themselves hit delete, or bow to political pressure.
This digital time capsule transforms our now-only browsing into a journey through internet history.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
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