Data produced online is created and destroyed at an alarming rate, including social media posts, websites killed through linkrot, and many of the nearly one million memes shared daily on the world wide web.

In this event, Dr Arran Rees as he shares findings from his research into the preservation of the ‘Absolute Unit’ meme to demonstrate the importance of allowing space for humour in the archive, and the practical challenges faced when doing so. Then, UK Government Web Archivist Jake Bickford will ground the discussion with a talk focused on digital preservation at The National Archives, reflecting on the connection between Arran’s research and our everyday activities, while also sharing some of the weird and wonderful digital records in our collection.