Wikipedia in UK might be blocked

[chilli.domains]

I see the Brits are doing some weird shit with online sites what has gotten into them.

[jlinkz]

Yep I hear what you are saying but I think if a democracy tries to block sites like Wikipedia and whatsapp, the uproar would be so huge that they would be voted out of power and their policies reversed

Last I checked I was born and live in a democratic country and one state just banned Tiktok,



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Montana of all places I did not see this one coming.

Not much to do in Montana but go online

[Terry]

What would be the alternative sites in the UK

[shoopa]

"Wikipedia will not comply with any age checks required under the Online Safety Bill, its foundation says.

Rebecca MacKinnon, of the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the website, says it would "violate our commitment to collect minimal data about readers and contributors".

A senior figure in Wikimedia UK fears the site could be blocked as a result.

But the government says only services posing the highest risk to children will need age verification."


https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65388255

Has this become real

[britporn_mike]

"Wikipedia will not comply with any age checks required under the Online Safety Bill, its foundation says.

Rebecca MacKinnon, of the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the website, says it would "violate our commitment to collect minimal data about readers and contributors".

A senior figure in Wikimedia UK fears the site could be blocked as a result.

But the government says only services posing the highest risk to children will need age verification."


https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65388255

Has this become real

Wikipedia held their ground last time I checked.

[T.B.W]

This is not good if Wikipedia folds the other sites will follow,slippery slope.

[jag]

This is not good if Wikipedia folds the other sites will follow,slippery slope.

You are so right hon.