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Why should wikipedia fold? Can any country put any legitimate pressure against them for just listing a domain.
by YetAnotherNick 9mo ago
Why should wikipedia fold? Can any country put any legitimate pressure against them for just listing a domain.
- layer8 9mo agoLinking to illegal services can be illegal, that’s why.
- miroljub 9mo ago> Linking to illegal services can be illegal, that’s why. What is illegal in one country can be illegal everywhere. I don't remember Wikipedia removing LGBTIAQ++ articles just because that's illegal in Iran. If a government thinks Wikipedia is illegal in their country, they can force local ISP providers to block it, but it's not Wikipedia's responsibility [1] to censor itself. [1] at least should not be
- layer8 9mo agoThe Wikimedia Foundation is a US corporation. There are national chapters in some other countries, which are corporations in the respective country. The internet isn't the Wild West; websites are subject to the laws of the countries they operate in.
- gnopgnip 9mo agoWhat country does Anna’s archive operate in?
- hermanzegerman 9mo agoThey can also just create a new foundation elsewhere if the US becomes hostile.
- YetAnotherNick 9mo agoNo it's not, at least in US. Google fought and won this case.
- hirako2000 9mo agoWhy should registrar/ISP fold? It's not that they should, they often do though.
- mmooss 9mo agoCountries can pressure them for many reasons, fairly or not. Under pressure, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales interfered with a page about the war in Gaza (though I don't know th outcome of that).
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