This is vitally important if you care about preserving culture.

We’ve all lost music, art and writing on websites and platforms that closed down.

It’s better to release work in an environment that can’t be deleted by a boardroom or made invisible by algorithms.

Another example of permanently lost media due to a sole company’s decisions

cma.xyz. Founder /paragraph, previously at Google and Coinbase

It's always unfortunate when media is lost due to a company's decisions. The loss of cultural artifacts and works of art can have a lasting impact on society's understanding of history and the arts. It's important for companies to consider the long-term consequences of their actions when it comes to preserving and sharing media.