Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site

Here's something that caught my attention — Wikipedia's considering banning Archive.today because of serious trouble. You see, the site was used to launch a DDoS attack against a blogger who wrote about the mysterious site's anonymous maintainer. Now, Wikipedia volunteers are debating three options: completely removing all Archive.today links, discouraging future links but keeping current ones, or just doing nothing. According to Jon Brodkin at Ars Technica, option A — banning the site — would impact over 695,000 links across 400,000 pages. That’s huge. Archive.today, also called Archive.is, is a popular tool for saving webpage snapshots and bypassing paywalls. But here’s where it gets tricky — if Wikipedia blacklists it, it could set a precedent for how we handle sites that get caught up in shady activities. As Brodkin reports, this situation highlights the tricky balance between preserving information and preventing misuse. So, what’s next? Will Wikipedia act, or will they let this slide? Either way, it’s a window into how digital trust is constantly being tested.