Russia Demands Wikipedia Take Down Information About Ukraine War
Russia Demands Wikipedia Take Down Information About Ukraine War
The Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor said it will fine Wikipedia up to 4 million rubles (about $49,000) if it doesn’t delete factual information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in its Russian language encyclopedia entries.
I came here to say 'Fuck Russia's Govt"
and that I feel bad for the Russian people.
I bet that if it was the US asking Wikipedia to edit articles the media wouldn't use the word "demand" or attribute it to the whole US. A likely headline would be: "email shows US official asked Wikipedia to censor 'misinformation'".
The US edits information on Wikipedia to serve its narrative all the time, just through quiet back channels. Western media wouldn't report on it even if it were done super obviously. It's rumored that one of the most prolific Wikipedia editors is really British Intelligence. You can also trace the IPs doing edits to places like the CIA.
Close, from the article-
The Russian media censorship agency Roskomnadzor demanded the volunteer-run online encyclopedia take down any information on the invasion that is “misinforming” Russians, according to a statement.
Wikipedia is not volunteer run... They're using language to make it seem like it's a little website with a dream being bullied by the mean Russians. Wikipedia is run by its administrators, who do not let anyone else encroach on their power. 3 editors are responsible for most edits (I want to say 90%). Famously there is one editor that edits from 6 am to 10pm every day without fail (mostly pro war edits) , and the most prolific editor worked as a TSA and ICE agent terrorizing migrants.