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U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status (web.archive.org)

submitted 1 week ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

Any source of factual information to the public is a threat to an authoritarian regime

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

I'm leaving this up, because it's relevant to the community. But this is not a unique occurrence. Wikimedia is under litigation regularly, and this shines a light on the most recent attack.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, it's a good thing I saved my CDs of Microsoft Encarta.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

You can access the encyclopedia Britannica online.

[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago

foreign actors are spreading information! this cannot be allowed