Aaron Smith

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What we found is from all of the almost 1 million URLs that we looked at from 2013 to 2023, a quarter of those pages no longer resolved to a functioning website. We found that about half of reference sections on Wikipedia pages had at least one link that was no longer functional.

What we found is from all of the almost 1 million URLs that we looked at from 2013 to 2023, a quarter of those pages no longer resolved to a functioning website. We found that about half of reference sections on Wikipedia pages had at least one link that was no longer functional.

And when we looked at this in the context of social media, we found that about one in five tweets are no longer available, even a few months after they're posted.

And when we looked at this in the context of social media, we found that about one in five tweets are no longer available, even a few months after they're posted.