schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoWikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, worries it will have to verify user IDsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down11
arrow-up1427arrow-down1external-linkWikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, worries it will have to verify user IDsarstechnica.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoYou mean Wikipedia will bow down to a Western government and obey their every command? Do you think Wikipedia would make special exceptions for China or Russia?
minus-squareInFerNo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoRetaining truthful information with obstructed access is not the same as offering redacted or altered information to a specific region.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoThe UK is demanding that Wikipedia redacts information for users which refuse to identify themselves, and users under 18. It’s far worse than simply not showing certain articles.
You mean Wikipedia will bow down to a Western government and obey their every command?
Do you think Wikipedia would make special exceptions for China or Russia?
Retaining truthful information with obstructed access is not the same as offering redacted or altered information to a specific region.
The UK is demanding that Wikipedia redacts information for users which refuse to identify themselves, and users under 18. It’s far worse than simply not showing certain articles.