The Web Integrity Project is launching Gov404, a tracker that aggregates and verifies the most significant cases of information removals from federal websites.
Continue readingA new way to track Web censorship under Trump: Gov404
HHS dropped “gender” from civil rights webpages in early 2018
Recent reporting that HHS memo is seeking to legally redefine gender provides insight into the shift in terminology.
Continue readingThe Web Integrity Project receives a generous boost in funding
A contribution from Mike Klein, Sunlight Foundation’s Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, enables the expansion of WIP’s work monitoring and reporting on federal website changes.
Continue readingWhite House takes down archive of daily newsletter from website without notice
Amidst website redesign, White House removes archive of its widely read newsletter,"1600 Daily," effectively eliminating a significant record of its past communications.
Continue readingExplained: The shutdown of the National Guideline Clearinghouse and the independent efforts to launch a replacement
New context from a Harvard Law copyright expert, the non-profit that will be launching new efforts to compile medical guidelines, and a Stanford health economist.
Continue readingUnexplained censorship of women’s health website renews questions about Trump administration commitment to public health
An archived snapshot of the removed Office on Women’s Health Breast Cancer website main page from the Internet Archive’s Wayback... View Article
Continue readingNew analyses find a secretive EPA is hampering the public’s rights to know
Independent analyses of federal data show that there has been a significant increase in public records lawsuits against the Environmental... View Article
Continue readingWhy we’re launching the Web Integrity Project
The mission of the Web Integrity Project (WIP) is to monitor changes to government websites, holding our government accountable by revealing shifts in public information and access to Web resources, as well as changes in stated policies and priorities.
Continue readingIn its first year, the Trump administration has reduced public information online
Almost a year into the Trump presidency, we have seen are substantial public information removals and overhauls of federal webpages, documents, and entire websites, as well as significant shifts in language and messaging across the federal Web domain.
Continue readingNational Park Service removes climate action plans from website
The National Park Service (NPS) removed 92 documents describing park climate action plans from their website. The NPS claimed that the removals are temporary while reports are updated to improve usability compliance, but no advance notice, public Web archive, or explanation why the documents could not remain on the site until material is prepared was provided.
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