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=== Archival services === | === Archival services === | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive] – Primary, most popular archival service, sometimes throttles/blocks VPN IPs. | * [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive] – Primary, most popular archival service, sometimes throttles/blocks VPN IPs. Upload video files and/or screenshots [https://archive.org/upload here] of content that cannot be archived via wayback machine (e.g. Twitter videos downloaded with yt-dlp). | ||
* [https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive] – Secondary archival service. | * [https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive] – Secondary archival service. | ||
* [https://megalodon.jp/ Megalodon] – Secondary, Japanese archival service. | * [https://megalodon.jp/ Megalodon] – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments. | ||
* [https://preservetube.com/ PreserveTube] – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos. | * [https://preservetube.com/ PreserveTube] – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos. | ||
* [[Special:Upload|Consumer Rights Wiki]] – Upload screenshots of pages for direct quoting or if an archival service cannot get past something like a registration-wall. Do not upload more of an article than is necessary for supporting the citation. | * [[Special:Upload|Consumer Rights Wiki]] – Upload screenshots of pages for direct quoting or if an archival service cannot get past something like a registration-wall. Do not upload more of an article than is necessary for supporting the citation. | ||
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For guidance on replacing Archive.today links, see {{Wplink|Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance|here}}. | For guidance on replacing Archive.today links, see {{Wplink|Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance|here}}. | ||
===Alternative frontends & mirrors=== | |||
The following is a list of services that expose more lightweight, HTML-based, and ultimately more archive-friendly user interfaces of popular sites. '''They are not archival services in and of themselves.''' Some instances may have captchas that end up blocking certain archival services, try several. | |||
* [https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances Nitter]: Allows for viewing Twitter/X replies without login and therefore only way to archive replies. The best way to cite Twitter/X references. | |||
* [https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.md Redlib]: Lightweight like old.reddit, good for getting around 18+/nsfw gates that archival services cannot pass (some subreddits flag all posts as nsfw regardless of content). | |||
==The list== | ==The list== | ||
Below is a table of all pages on the wiki, and the current status of their references. | Below is a manually updated table of (hopefully) all pages on the wiki, and the current status of their references. | ||
Pages that are missing a references section or have an empty references section are listed as "N/A" as they either do not have links that need archiving, or if they do then those links need to be correctly moved to the references section and/or the page completed/cleaned/reformatted before adding archived links, which is beyond the scope of this project (See [[:Category:Articles in need of additional work]]). This may change if references are properly added to these pages in the future. | Pages that are missing a references section or have an empty references section are listed as "N/A" as they either do not have links that need archiving, or if they do then those links need to be correctly moved to the references section and/or the page completed/cleaned/reformatted before adding archived links, which is beyond the scope of this project (See [[:Category:Articles in need of additional work]]). This may change if references are properly added to these pages in the future. | ||
Last updated on 2026/03/ | Last updated on 2026/03/21 | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
!Page Name!!References Archived?!!Archived By | !Page Name!!References Archived?!!Archived By | ||
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|[[5CA]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[5CA]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |||
|[[7-Eleven]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ADDW car systems legislated in the EU]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[ADDW car systems legislated in the EU]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Article suggestions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Article suggestions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Artificial intelligence]]||{{ | |[[Artificial intelligence]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Artificial intelligence/training]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Artificial intelligence/training]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Assioma]]||{{ | |[[Assioma]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ASUS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[ASUS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Audible class action lawsuit]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki | |[[Audible class action lawsuit]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits]]||{{ | |[[Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010]]||N/A|| | |[[Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[Authy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive | |[[Authy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Autodesk]]||{{ | |[[Autodesk]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Automotive digital rights management]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Automotive digital rights management]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Axis]]||{{ | |[[Axis]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BMW]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[BMW]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[BMW's heated seat subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[BMW's heated seat subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BMW's high beam assistant (HBA)]]||{{ | |[[BMW's high beam assistant (HBA)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BMW API restrictions]]||{{ | |[[BMW API restrictions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BMW feature lockout scandal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[BMW feature lockout scandal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Battery Health Assistance]]||{{ | |[[Battery Health Assistance]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Battery firmware lockout]]||{{ | |[[Battery firmware lockout]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Belkin]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Belkin]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
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|[[Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BetterHelp]]||{{ | |[[BetterHelp]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Better Way Electronics]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube | |[[Better Way Electronics]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube | ||
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|[[Bitly]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Bitly]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout]]||{{ | |[[Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising]]||{{ | |[[Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BlackVue]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[BlackVue]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Blink]]||{{ | |[[Blink]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bloatware]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Bloatware]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[BlueCruise hands-free driving]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[BlueCruise hands-free driving]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data]]||{{ | |[[BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bootloader unlocking]]||{{ | |[[Bootloader unlocking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bosch]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | |[[Bosch]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
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|[[Box Tops for Education]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Box Tops for Education]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Brainly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Brainly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Brave browser]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Brave browser]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |||
|[[Brave puts affiliated links in the address bar]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Brilliant]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | |[[Brilliant]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
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|[[Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki | |[[Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Broadcom Inc.]]||{{ | |[[Broadcom Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Brother Industries Ltd.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Brother Industries Ltd.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Brother Refresh EZ Print Subscription Service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Brother Refresh EZ Print Subscription Service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Brother DCP-L3550CDW aftermarket toner failure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Brother DCP-L3550CDW aftermarket toner failure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Archive.today | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Brother printers causing issues with third party inks]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Brother printers causing issues with third party inks]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Capital One]]||{{ | |[[Capital One]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Capital One Shopping]]||{{ | |[[Capital One Shopping]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Carly]]||N/A|| | |[[Carly]]||N/A|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Caveat emptor]]||{{ | |[[Caveat emptor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Cerberus]]||{{ | |[[Cerberus]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible]]||{{ | |[[Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[CgNAT]]||{{ | |[[CgNAT]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Chamberlain Group]]||{{ | |[[Chamberlain Group]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Change.org]]||{{ | |[[Change.org]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Charles Schwab]]||{{ | |[[Charles Schwab]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Chase Bank]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Chase Bank]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |||
|[[Chipotle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon | |||
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|[[Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks]]||N/A|| | |[[Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[Click-to-cancel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Click-to-cancel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security]]||{{ | |[[Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Clip Studio Paint changes perpetual license to subscription model]]||{{ | |[[Clip Studio Paint changes perpetual license to subscription model]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Clippy Campaign]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | |[[Clippy Campaign]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
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|[[Cloud (service)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Cloud (service)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Cloudflare]]||{{ | |[[Cloudflare]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Clover Network, Inc.]]||{{ | |[[Clover Network, Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Coffee Meets Bagel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[Coffee Meets Bagel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Colgate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; | |[[Colgate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Collective Shout]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Collective Shout]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[DJI]]||N/A|| | |[[DJI]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro]]||{{ | |[[DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[DJI Ronin RS4 Pro]]||{{ | |[[DJI Ronin RS4 Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[DSGVO-Portal]]||{{ | |[[DSGVO-Portal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Daily Wire + lifetime Membership Terms Scope of the Subscription]]||{{ | |[[Daily Wire + lifetime Membership Terms Scope of the Subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Dark pattern]]||{{ | |[[Dark pattern]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Data brokers]]||{{ | |[[Data brokers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Data lock-in]]||{{ | |[[Data lock-in]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[De-anonymization]]||N/A|| | |[[De-anonymization]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[Dead star server shutdown]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Dead star server shutdown]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Deceptive language frequently used against consumers]]||{{ | |[[Deceptive language frequently used against consumers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Deep Cycle Systems]]||{{ | |[[Deep Cycle Systems]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Deerrun walking pads & treadmills startup]]||{{ | |[[Deerrun walking pads & treadmills startup]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Delisting and shut down of Age of Empires 3]]||{{ | |[[Delisting and shut down of Age of Empires 3]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Denon HEOS Speakers]]||{{ | |[[Denon HEOS Speakers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Denuvo Anti-Tamper]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Denuvo Anti-Tamper]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Derrimut Gym revokes 24/7 access after running sale promoting 24/7 access gym]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Derrimut Gym revokes 24/7 access after running sale promoting 24/7 access gym]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB)]]||{{Yes}}|| | |[[Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Device bricking]]||{{ | |[[Device bricking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Device fingerprint]]||{{ | |[[Device fingerprint]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Device lifecycle]]||{{ | |[[Device lifecycle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Deye]]||{{ | |[[Deye]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Dictionary.com shuts down premium app after selling lifetime subscriptions]]||{{ | |[[Dictionary.com shuts down premium app after selling lifetime subscriptions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Digital Fairness Act]]||N/A|| | |[[Digital Fairness Act]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[Disney]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Disney]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Disney requires an active subscription to delete a Disney+ account]]||{{ | |[[Disney requires an active subscription to delete a Disney+ account]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Disney+]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Disney+]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Disney+ Ad Policy Change]]||{{ | |[[Disney+ Ad Policy Change]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Disney+ household restrictions and access limitations]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Disney+ household restrictions and access limitations]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[False advertising]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | |[[False advertising]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Fandom]]||{{ | |[[Fandom]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Fear of missing out]]||{{ | |[[Fear of missing out]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Features on demand]]||{{ | |[[Features on demand]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Federal Communications Commission]]||{{ | |[[Federal Communications Commission]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Federal Trade Commission]]||{{ | |[[Federal Trade Commission]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ferrari]]||{{ | |[[Ferrari]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Figma]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive | |[[Figma]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive | ||
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|[[General Motors data collection and sharing controversy]]||{{No}}|| | |[[General Motors data collection and sharing controversy]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Generative artificial intelligence]]||{{ | |[[Generative artificial intelligence]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Genshin Impact]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Genshin Impact]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Google Pixel Watches do not come with repair options]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | |[[Google Pixel Watches do not come with repair options]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Google Play Integrity API]]||{{ | |[[Google Play Integrity API]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Google asserts the right to seize phones during repairs]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[Google asserts the right to seize phones during repairs]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Hauptwerk expiration of perpetual license download]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Hauptwerk expiration of perpetual license download]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Helldivers 2]]||{{ | |[[Helldivers 2]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[HelloSimply.com]]||N/A|| | |[[HelloSimply.com]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[IRobot]]||{{No}}|| | |[[IRobot]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Imgur]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Imgur]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive (Note: No archival possible for ref 17.) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Inactive account deletion]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Inactive account deletion]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[Interchangeable parts]]||N/A|| | |[[Interchangeable parts]]||N/A|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Internet Archive]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; | |[[Internet Archive]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Internet of things]]||N/A|| | |[[Internet of things]]||N/A|| | ||
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|[[Leo Express]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Leo Express]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Liberty Safe]]||{{ | |[[Liberty Safe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Lieferando]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Lieferando]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[Meta AI permanent account suspensions]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Meta AI permanent account suspensions]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Microsoft]]||{{ | |[[Microsoft]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Microsoft Authenticator]]||{{Yes}||Internet Archive | |[[Microsoft Authenticator]]||{{Yes}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Minecraft post-purchase ownership rights changes]]||{{ | |[[Minecraft post-purchase ownership rights changes]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[MinestoreCMS converting your license without approval]]||{{No}}|| | |[[MinestoreCMS converting your license without approval]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[Peloton used-equipment activation fee]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Peloton used-equipment activation fee]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |||
|[[PepsiCo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |||
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|[[Personal Information Protection Act]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Personal Information Protection Act]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[Qualcomm]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Qualcomm]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Quidd]]|| | |[[Quidd]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Megalodon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Razer]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Razer]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[Reverse engineering vs illegal hacking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | |[[Reverse engineering vs illegal hacking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive | ||
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|[[Revolut blocked access for users with custom OS]]||{{ | |[[Revolut blocked access for users with custom OS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Richard Stallman]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Richard Stallman]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[Robinhood Financial]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Robinhood Financial]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Roblox]]||{{ | |[[Roblox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Roblox's problematic moderation]]||{{ | |[[Roblox's problematic moderation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Roborock]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Roborock]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[SunStrong Management LLC puts solar monitoring app behind paywall]]||{{No}}|| | |[[SunStrong Management LLC puts solar monitoring app behind paywall]]||{{No}}|| | ||
|- | |||
|[[Superhive]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon | |||
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|[[Swiffer]]||{{No}}|| | |[[Swiffer]]||{{No}}|| | ||
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|[[United Chargers Inc puts Open Source interface access behind paywall on Grizzl-E car chargers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | |[[United Chargers Inc puts Open Source interface access behind paywall on Grizzl-E car chargers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Unity Engine runtime fee]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; | |[[Unity Engine runtime fee]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:16, 23 March 2026
This project aims to get as many reference links as possible on the wiki switched over to archival links, instead of live links.
The need to fight link rot
[edit source]Everywhere on the internet, you get link rot - where linked pages either get taken offline, or changed, and the link is no longer useful for its original purpose. Link rot is a doubly serious issue for the Consumer Rights Wiki, as fairly substantial points of fact about companies or incidents may hang on our references, which will often point to a company's own website. The best available way to counter link rot is through archival, and this page serves as a hub for making sure every wiki article has its references archived.
Of particular importance are any links to central pieces of evidence used to support a claim of fact related to something a company has said or done, especially if it is on the website of a company, and can be taken down by them at any time. A reference supporting a more commonly available and frequently changing fact like 'Apple's market cap is $x' is not as important to archive as a company's FAQ, but it certainly won't hurt to do so.
Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to paywalls or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by JavaScript), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of last-resort, but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.
What you need to do
[edit source]The best possible option is to archive a site in as many places as possible, but any archival link is much better than none at all.
The minimum correct formatting for an archived citation requires the title, url, archive-url, and archive-date fields and will look something like this:
<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250923061946/https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-date=23 Sep 2025}}</ref>
The full list of possible additional fields can be found here: Template:Cite web. All you need to do is archive the relevant un-archived webpage (or find an archived copy closer to the date the reference initially accessed it), and then update the reference with the archival link.
This can either be done through the source editor (in which case citations will look like the text block above) or through the visual editor's citation tool (this can be found by clicking Insert -> More... -> Citation, or pressing crtl+shift+k).
Archival services
[edit source]- Internet Archive – Primary, most popular archival service, sometimes throttles/blocks VPN IPs. Upload video files and/or screenshots here of content that cannot be archived via wayback machine (e.g. Twitter videos downloaded with yt-dlp).
- Ghost Archive – Secondary archival service.
- Megalodon – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
- PreserveTube – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
- Consumer Rights Wiki – Upload screenshots of pages for direct quoting or if an archival service cannot get past something like a registration-wall. Do not upload more of an article than is necessary for supporting the citation.
Archive.today has been deprecated. This is because they weaponised their site's visitors to DDOS some guy's blogs for bizarre internet argument reasons (which calls into question the reliability of the maintainer and site, and the ethics of using it), and it's also been alleged that they have tampered with archive pages, which hurts our ability to rely on the site as an archive which can be used to actually verify things and support the claims made in articles.
As archive.today is run by one person who has now brought a lot of scrutiny onto themselves through their actions, there's also a very real risk that they just take the site down, so where practical it would be sensible to migrate links archived using archive.today to an alternate archiving service.
The result of the Wikipedia community's discussion on this matter can be found here.
For guidance on replacing Archive.today links, see here.
Alternative frontends & mirrors
[edit source]The following is a list of services that expose more lightweight, HTML-based, and ultimately more archive-friendly user interfaces of popular sites. They are not archival services in and of themselves. Some instances may have captchas that end up blocking certain archival services, try several.
- Nitter: Allows for viewing Twitter/X replies without login and therefore only way to archive replies. The best way to cite Twitter/X references.
- Redlib: Lightweight like old.reddit, good for getting around 18+/nsfw gates that archival services cannot pass (some subreddits flag all posts as nsfw regardless of content).
The list
[edit source]Below is a manually updated table of (hopefully) all pages on the wiki, and the current status of their references.
Pages that are missing a references section or have an empty references section are listed as "N/A" as they either do not have links that need archiving, or if they do then those links need to be correctly moved to the references section and/or the page completed/cleaned/reformatted before adding archived links, which is beyond the scope of this project (See Category:Articles in need of additional work). This may change if references are properly added to these pages in the future.
Last updated on 2026/03/21