Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Government Actually Threatens Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans

Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

There's a lot of inside U.S. politics here, but the main story is that "Here we have the top DC prosecutor clearly threatening Wikipedia over editorial decisions - and, not even editorial decisions of its employees, but the site's volunteer editors." What's important to note is that Wikipedia isn't U.S. media, it's international media. Hence the presence of 'foreign actors'. It's probably a good time to make a backup of Wikipedia, and even more, to ensure Wikipedia's servers and institutions are backed up internationally as well, to shield from any threat, and not just the current one.

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