Sean Rameswaram

Sean Ramos from here with Addie Robertson, senior editor at The Verge, here to tell us about the websites. What is going on with the government's websites?

Is there presidential precedent for something like this happening? Or is Donald Trump and Doge and Elon Musk and the gang like the first administration to come in and just start ripping apart websites?

Is there presidential precedent for something like this happening? Or is Donald Trump and Doge and Elon Musk and the gang like the first administration to come in and just start ripping apart websites?

Is there presidential precedent for something like this happening? Or is Donald Trump and Doge and Elon Musk and the gang like the first administration to come in and just start ripping apart websites?

So some websites are disappearing, some websites are disappearing and coming back. Some websites are still up. Is there anyone who has like a full grasp of what exactly is gone forever?

So some websites are disappearing, some websites are disappearing and coming back. Some websites are still up. Is there anyone who has like a full grasp of what exactly is gone forever?

So some websites are disappearing, some websites are disappearing and coming back. Some websites are still up. Is there anyone who has like a full grasp of what exactly is gone forever?

Beyond... The American people perhaps needing access to some of this information beyond any number of institutions needing access to this information. It points at a bigger problem we have on our internet right now, right? Something called link rot.

Beyond... The American people perhaps needing access to some of this information beyond any number of institutions needing access to this information. It points at a bigger problem we have on our internet right now, right? Something called link rot.

Beyond... The American people perhaps needing access to some of this information beyond any number of institutions needing access to this information. It points at a bigger problem we have on our internet right now, right? Something called link rot.

Why do web pages disappear?

Why do web pages disappear?

Why do web pages disappear?

So you've been covering this issue, Addy, for more than 10 years. Is link rot getting worse online, or is it sort of continuing apace?

So you've been covering this issue, Addy, for more than 10 years. Is link rot getting worse online, or is it sort of continuing apace?

So you've been covering this issue, Addy, for more than 10 years. Is link rot getting worse online, or is it sort of continuing apace?

Right. I mean, I think we can all, you know, mourn the loss of like our GeoCities homepage from 2003. Yahoo! But it's a lot rougher when like, I don't know, some billionaire buys out alternative newspaper and just decides one day to shut down its website.

Right. I mean, I think we can all, you know, mourn the loss of like our GeoCities homepage from 2003. Yahoo! But it's a lot rougher when like, I don't know, some billionaire buys out alternative newspaper and just decides one day to shut down its website.

Right. I mean, I think we can all, you know, mourn the loss of like our GeoCities homepage from 2003. Yahoo! But it's a lot rougher when like, I don't know, some billionaire buys out alternative newspaper and just decides one day to shut down its website.

Addie Robertson, reader at TheVerge.com. When Today Explained returns, we're heading into the Wayback Machine to hear from the people trying to archive the entire internet, one webpage at a time.