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Apr 30, 2024 · Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original. (404media.co) 243. Jules Roscoe reports via 404 Media: Russia has replaced Wikipedia with a state-sponsored encyclopedia that is a clone of the original Russian Wikipedia but which conveniently has been edited to omit things that could cast the Russian government in poor light. Real Russian ...
Apr 5, 2022 · Roskomnadzor, Russia's censorship authority, issued another demand on Tuesday for Wikipedia to remove what it called "unreliable socially significant information." The agency warned that...
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Mar 3, 2022 · Mar 3, 2022, 10:23 AM PST. The Wikimedia Foundation has issued a statement supporting Russian Wikipedia volunteers after a censorship demand from internet regulators.
Mar 21, 2022 · Russia censored Wikipedia back in 2015 due to articles it deemed objectionable, like “ Cannabis Smoking ” and “Charas,” a hashish form of cannabis. Roskomnadzor sent a letter asking for the...
In April–July 2022, the Russian authorities put several Wikipedia articles on their list of forbidden sites, and then ordered search engines to mark Wikipedia as a violator of Russian laws. Russian authorities have blocked or removed about 138,000 websites since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Apr 5, 2022 · April 5 (Reuters) - Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Tuesday it wanted Wikipedia to remove "material with inaccurate information of public interest" about the situation in...
Jul 21, 2022 · By Eduardo Medina. July 20, 2022. Moscow has ordered search engines in Russia to place a disclaimer on Wikipedia results and denounce the site as a violator of its restrictive information law,...
