#i would call this archival‚ not 'hoarding'‚ but i'm using that tag bc it seems to be the most widely-used.

[dihalect]

so, i once saw a self-professed data/media hoarder on tumblr whose media storage server was publicly accessible. (it had movies and tv shows and such; unfortunately i can’t find any trace of it.) i think a setup like that would be best for preserving documentation of the palestinian genocide — those news stories/images/videos need to be saved before they're scrubbed, but they won't do much good sitting on individuals' hard drives.

so we need a centralized repository that can stay up for as long as possible. ideally, anyone would be able to view it, and any vetted person would be able to add to it (vetting to limit the risk of sabotage).

long shot, but are there any data-hoarders/internet archivists/etc. on here who would be interested in helping out with that effort, or taking it on themselves?

edited to add a little context: i could easily automate the scraping of posts from instagram, tiktok, and maybe twitter and tumblr*. it’s the hosting that i’d need help with.

*i don’t think anybody is sharing firsthand documentation on tumblr, but we’ve got a lot of copies of things that may have been deleted elsewhere.

#i would call this archival‚ not 'hoarding'‚ but i'm using that tag bc it seems to be the most widely-used. #data hoarding #file sharing #internet archival #digital archiving #digital archives #if i wanted to start my own setup i'd at *least* need to get an extra laptop‚ and probably some other equipment. #and i'm not sure i could keep it up indefinitely; i'm very bad at keeping things going. #so i'm a little wary of starting this on my own #txt #palestine