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Mastodon user criticizes Internet Archive's PHP vulnerability response

A Mastodon user expressed frustration with the Internet Archive's security practices, suggesting a drastic three-month site takedown to address a 15-year-old PHP vulnerability. The user sarcastically agreed with the idea, implying that some criticisms are driven by an irrational stance against AI. AI

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Mastodon user criticizes Internet Archive's PHP vulnerability response

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "No, you're totally right, Internet Archive should take their site down for 3 months, so they can manually fix their 15 year old PHP version vulnerability, and

    "No, you're totally right, Internet Archive should take their site down for 3 months, so they can manually fix their 15 year old PHP version vulnerability, and satisfy some rando's anti-AI psychosis." Some of you are acting like petulant children sometimes smh # InternetArchive #…