Memory Desk

Memory

Digital preservation, archives, games, platforms, libraries, and the recent past before it disappears.

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Memory • Essay

The Internet Is Eating Its Own Memory

Video games, websites, software, streams, and born-digital culture are disappearing in plain sight, forcing libraries, fans, archivists, companies, and copyright law to decide what the recent past is worth.

By Nia Calder • May 7, 2026 • 2:50 p.m. EDT