Agency Claim On Tuesday that Wikipedia “restricts the dissemination of unreliable socially important information.” It vaguely describes it as “blatantly false” information that provides an “anti-Russian” explanation for Russia’s “special military operation in Ukraine.” The second is the Russian government’s favorite and the only way to mention the war it started, Russian journalists are forbidden to mention it in any other way.
As the Ukrainian military enters its seventh week of attack, the threat forms a new attempt to maintain control over information reaching Russian citizens. Putin’s regime has long relied on fragile information that threatens to erupt in his own country’s war against Ukraine. Petni Signed In early March, the government banned what it considered “fake news”, with ten major Russian news outlets using the word “war” or “attack” to describe recent events, demanding the removal of any media. Violators of the new law could face up to 15 years in prison. Many journalists fled the country in response, others closed their shops altogether.
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The Russian government has done the same Blocked Its citizens use Twitter, Facebook and Instagram freely, calling social networks “extremist organizations” to allow users to speak to Putin about violent issues. While it is possible that the government did not pay attention to such portrayal of its leader, it is also possible that Russians did not like how these networks used their denial of war and organized protests – after which it arrested thousands of people.
Roskomnadzor said it would fine Wikipedia up to 4 million rubles (just over $ 50,000) if it did not remove the “illegal” content described in the warning. The agency, which was previously created to monitor, control and censor the Russian media To warn To stop Wikipedia “giving false information to Russian users”. Wikipedia has not met that demand, which is not surprising in its March 3 statement on Russia’s defense of free knowledge in the face of threats.
“For example, Wikipedia is an important source of reliable, real information in this crisis. In recognition of this important role, we will not shy away from censorship and intimidation of members of our movement. ” Statement “We stand by our mission to provide free knowledge to the world.”
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