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Link rot in the references of published research | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: A plain-language look at why web citations in published research disappear or change, why that undermines verification and reuse, and how persistent identifiers and archived copies can preserve the record.

Content drift: working links whose evidence has changed | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: A working URL is not proof that the evidence is still there. This article explains content drift, how silent edits differ from broken links, and why dated captures and version records are the only workaround.