I have used and like archive.today, but the knowledge that when I use it, my browser is hijacked to DDoS some guys website — or that archive.today has been altering screenshots of pages — makes me question whether I can trust your service any more. Why should I continue to use it?

Well, I would understand your claim if you wrote that you unsubscribed from recurring donations. But why should I—or anyone else—be interested in your use of a free utility? The less you use it, the better it works for the rest, the more time I have for developing new features. It’s already answered as the first question in a new work-in-progress FAQ

I want to take a moment to share another story. This is the second time the archive has been called an “internet notary,” and the previous case also led to retrospective changes.

There’s a fairly widespread scam going around (and it may still be active): stock photo agencies send claims to small website owners, demanding, for example, $9,000 for alleged copyright infringement. If the victim contacts a lawyer, the lawyer often jumps at the opportunity to increase both GDP and overall happiness index, saying something like: “Give me $1,500, and I’ll negotiate with the agency to settle for $3,000”.

These scammers have started using the archive as an “internet notary,” adding statements like: “Even if you delete our protected image, we have notarized proof in the archive,” effectively turning us into their unwitting accomplice.

Right now, this should be the group most disappointed. Aren’t you one of them?