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[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Ever since Covid19 I heard people saying "Wikipedia is not objective". Initially, a hard argument to go against, but my ultimate answer is this:
Encyclopedia Britannica is not objective either. No *pedia is, online or otherwise. Nothing is. And still Wikipedia is one of the best options out there, not lastly because of how it's organised. [That said, it does have - usually right-wing - strong bias in places, esp. non-English content which would need more eyes.]

I'm not surprised this is now mainstream MAGA speak.

I just hope Wikipedia is still international enough so that its content is ultimately out of the US government's reach.

They already have Conservapedia (click and weep), let them enjoy and contribute to it!

[-] Nico_198X@europe.pub 1 points 1 week ago

why doesn't wikipedia just move out of the US?

[-] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

How long is it going to be until America has a great firewall ala China.

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 weeks ago

One recent report raised troubling questions about potentially systematic efforts to advance antisemitic and anti-Israel information in Wikipedia articles related to conflicts with the State of Israel.

Of course they'd use the anti-Israel crutch.

[-] humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not bias, but I was surprised to find out how Wikipedia is censoring information surrounding ChrisChan.

All of the articles mentioning him in English just say he's an internet personality, and his English Wikipedia page has been removed.

That kind of censorship doesn't sit will with me. What else are they keeping from us?

This is to stop a cyberbullying campaign against a disabled person

That kind of censorship doesn't sit will with me. What else are they keeping from us?

probably other things to harrass individuals with?

[-] humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, no.

It's still censorship even if the person in question wants it to be censored.

People shouldn't get to dictate whether or not wikipedia articles are made of them.

If I made a wikipedia page showing your social security and banking information would your stance hold true?

[-] humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su -2 points 1 week ago

Wikipedia already doesn't allow that, so your question is pointless.

[-] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

for the same reason they don't give resources to blatant harassment campaigns.

both are against the rules and both are censorship for nearly identical reasons

[-] humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su -1 points 1 week ago

You're moving goalposts, but ok.

[-] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My point was that censorship is valid when it is to prevent harming individuals/fraud/bullying

my goalpost did not move at all.

you are being a hypocrite by saying it was okay not to have that on wikipedia because it was already banned

you should oppose that ban on the basis of censorship, no?

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