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Web maps require the internet to host, so they are subject to [[link rot]], making information inaccessible.<ref name="Adams2" /> Unlike physical maps, this can have major impacts on the historical record if the web map is the only source for the data it presents.
 
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Retrieved 28 Dec. 2023.</ref> The game was received with success and instantly went viral upon its release in May 2013. There was also renewed interest in the game and it went viral once again during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
 
== <small>How Web Maps Interact With Human Variation</small> ==