# Wayforward Machine > website **Wikidata**: [Q108757307](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108757307) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wayforward-machine ## Summary Wayforward Machine is a website operated and owned by the Internet Archive and named after the Wayback Machine. It was launched (inception) on 2021-09-30 and is available at https://wayforward.archive.org/ (English). ## Key Facts - Inception date: 2021-09-30. - Operator: Internet Archive. - Owned by: Internet Archive. - Instance of: website. - Official website URL: https://wayforward.archive.org/ (language: English). - Named after: Wayback Machine. - Official Twitter handle: @IA2046 (account qualifiers: InternetArchive2046; account start_time 2021-08-24; recorded follower count 760 at 2021-09-30). - Social media followers: 760 (point in time: 2021-09-30). - Logos: dark-on-light SVG — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wayforward_Machine_logo.svg; light-on-dark SVG — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wayforward_Machine_logo_(white).svg. - Covered in reporting referenced by Internet Archive (example source: Ars Technica article linked in references). ## FAQs ### Q: What is the Wayforward Machine? A: The Wayforward Machine is a website run and owned by the Internet Archive, named after the Wayback Machine, and publicly accessible at https://wayforward.archive.org/. ### Q: When was the Wayforward Machine launched? A: Its recorded inception date is 2021-09-30. ### Q: Who operates and owns the Wayforward Machine? A: The Internet Archive is both the operator and owner. ### Q: Does Wayforward Machine have social media? A: Yes. The site is associated with a Twitter account @IA2046, which had 760 followers recorded on 2021-09-30. ### Q: Where can I find its logo files? A: Two SVG logo files are listed: a dark-on-light variant and a light-on-dark variant, both hosted on Wikimedia Commons file-path URLs. ## Why It Matters Wayforward Machine is a web property created and hosted by the Internet Archive, an organization known for large-scale web archiving and digital preservation. Its association with the Wayback Machine—reflected in the name—places it within the Internet Archive's ecosystem of preservation and public-access projects. The site is identifiable by official branding (two SVG logo variants) and a dedicated URL under the archive.org domain, signaling an institutional project rather than a third-party site. The presence of an official Twitter account (@IA2046) and documented follower counts indicates a coordinated public presence at launch. The site has been referenced in reporting about Internet Archive projects (for example, an Ars Technica piece cited in the Internet Archive’s references), which suggests it attracted external media attention at or after its inception. For researchers, archivists, and those tracking Internet Archive initiatives, Wayforward Machine represents a named, dated project entry in the Archive’s portfolio of web properties. ## Notable For - Being an Internet Archive–operated and -owned website explicitly named after the Wayback Machine. - Official public launch/inception recorded on 2021-09-30. - Associated Twitter account @IA2046 with a recorded follower count of 760 as of 2021-09-30. - Distinct dual-logo assets (dark-on-light and light-on-dark SVG files) hosted on Wikimedia Commons. - Public visibility documented in external reporting referenced by the Internet Archive. ## Body ### Overview - Entity type: website (instance_of: website). - Name: Wayforward Machine (named_after: Wayback Machine). - Description field in structured data: "website." ### Website and Access - Official URL: https://wayforward.archive.org/. - Website language qualifier: English. - Referenced coverage/source for the website metadata includes an Ars Technica article URL cited in the record. ### Ownership and Operation - Operator: Internet Archive (explicit operator value). - Owned by: Internet Archive (owned_by property). - The Internet Archive is the recorded organizer and owner in the provided structured properties. ### Launch and Timeline - Inception (launch date): 2021-09-30 (structured property inception value). - Twitter account start_time qualifier for @IA2046: 2021-08-24 (account qualifier data). ### Identifiers and Social Presence - Twitter handle: IA2046 (structured property value). - Twitter account qualifiers include: - P1810: InternetArchive2046 (alternate label qualifier). - P3744: 760 (likely follower count qualifier). - P6552: 1430075308175151104 (account identifier qualifier). - start_time: 2021-08-24. - point_in_time: 2021-09-30. - Social media followers property: 760 with point_in_time 2021-09-30 and qualifier P6552 1430075308175151104. ### Visual Identity - Logo (dark-on-light): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wayforward_Machine_logo.svg (qualifier: dark-on-light color scheme). - Logo (light-on-dark): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wayforward_Machine_logo_(white).svg (qualifier: light-on-dark color scheme). ### References and Coverage - The website and operator entries reference an Ars Technica article URL (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/10/internet-archive-has-a-dystopian-wayforward-machine-from-2046/) as a supporting source in the structured data. - The structured properties include reference identifiers linking the Wayforward Machine record to broader Internet Archive records. ### Classification - Classified as a "website" within the provided structured ontology. - Related class data for "website" in the source mentions an inception for the general class (1990) and sitelink_count 158, but the Wayforward Machine specific inception is 2021-09-30. ### Notes - All statements above are drawn from the provided structured properties and references. No functional claims about site content or purpose beyond the recorded metadata are made here. ## References 1. [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/10/internet-archive-has-a-dystopian-wayforward-machine-from-2046/) 2. X