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Of particular importance are any links to central pieces of evidence used to support a claim of fact related to something a company has said or done, especially if it is on the website of a company, and can be taken down by them at any time. A reference supporting a more commonly available and frequently changing fact like 'Apple's market cap is $x' is not as important to archive as a company's FAQ, but it certainly won't hurt to do so.

Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to [[Pay-walling|paywalls]] or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by [[JavaScript]]), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of ''last-resort'', but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.

Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to [[Pay-walling|paywalls]] or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by [[JavaScript]]), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to [https://archive.org/upload Internet Archive] and/or Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of ''last-resort'', but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.

== What you need to do ==

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 Of particular importance are any links to central pieces of evidence used to support a claim of fact related to something a company has said or done, especially if it is on the website of a company, and can be taken down by them at any time. A reference supporting a more commonly available and frequently changing fact like 'Apple's market cap is $x' is not as important to archive as a company's FAQ, but it certainly won't hurt to do so.
-Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to [[Pay-walling|paywalls]] or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by [[JavaScript]]), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of ''last-resort'', but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.
+Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to [[Pay-walling|paywalls]] or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by [[JavaScript]]), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to [https://archive.org/upload Internet Archive] and/or Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of ''last-resort'', but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.
 == What you need to do ==