Is the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?
Is the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?
At a time of rising authoritarianism, the Wikimedia Foundation faces a choice it may celebrate—or regret—forever
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So block the article in India but there’s no reason to block it in the rest of the world. Fuck India’s government gonna do to them?
We were blocked in Turkey for 3 years or so, and fought all the way to the Supreme Court and won. Nothing has changed about our principles. The difference in this case is that the short term legal requirements in order to not wreck the long term chance of victory made this a necessary step.
Hopefully not block the entire website in India.
Why? VPNs exist and fuck Modi
Not everyone knows of/has access to VPN's.
I don't disagree with your sentiment, but I also get why they'd rather try to resolve it legally. If they succeed it will allow for much easier access for the majority of visitors.
They'll learn quickly. The Arab Spring bore that out.
And where are those Arab countries now?
Reading Wikipedia