Comments:Russia threatens Wikipedia with 4 million ruble fine for coverage of war in Ukraine
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| Thread title | Replies | Last modified |
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| An effort to make the truth a crime | 0 | 14:23, 24 April 2022 |
| Russia keeps shooting itself in the foot | 1 | 19:00, 14 April 2022 |
| Firstly ... | 0 | 21:58, 2 April 2022 |
It's when a free knowledge project where anybody can contribute to a neutral point of view with protection against vandalism and lies, is fined for letting people work out what actual fact is based on principles specifically agreed upon by the community and is almost completely editable, that it is clear what the government wants people to think is completely and utterly baseless propaganda. If Russia does this they are painting a very clear picture that they want to criminalise truth-seeking. Yes, there may be liberal bias, but clear facts like whether or not a country is at war aren't opinions, but blatant fact.
If it genuinely tries to enforce this fine, or ban wikipedia from Russia, it's just a loss to them, they're already suffering from massive brain drain.
Also - Russian communication agency, go f*** yourself.
firstly one must confess ones bias for wiki for the fabulous work over the years. Next it's trite to note nations choosing preferred propaganda language during hostilities hence freedom fighters become terrorists to some etc so it's normal for a nation to convey it's perspective but if one were to use eg the Falklands reportage then called war oun a tiny patch maybe wiki is not too far out but to call it invasion or hostilities. .may be ok with Russia who graciously should not fine this world beloved forum . If as to casualties.wili has merely and correctly rehashed the reports of the belligerents and their sponsors including of Russia and it's it's hot the world to decide which to accept . . —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 105.112.183.180 (talk • contribs) 21:48, 2 April 2022 (UTC)