# "What goes on the internet stays there forever" is that really true or just an old wives tale?

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**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-on-the-internet-stays-there-forever-is-that-really-true-or-just-an-old-wives-tale/970091/17 "2022-08-25T10:31:53Z")

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Ditto all the above. I had a bunch of family stuff on Geocities 30 years back, and now, if not for the Internet Archive, it would be totally gone. And even with the Archive, it’s not easy to find.

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