Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
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Ruviki is intended to be a more “trustworthy” source of information for Russians by editing out anything that makes the Russian government look bad.

What the hell?

Edit - Quoting @Allero@lemmy.today

Wikipedia is not currently banned in Russia. But the Russian branch of Wikimedia as an organization is. Also, pretty much nobody in Russia uses Ruwiki, everyone keeps using Wikipedia.

That’s all not to say it isn’t a troubling development, though. But Russians are more likely to access Wikipedia through VPN than to rely on Ruwiki. The game’s not lost.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    16·
    6 months ago

    Well, that was also true in Korea and Japan before WW2, yet both are shining examples of democracy (with a healthy amount of chaebol/Keiretsu/oligopoly to round it out). Likewise in Germany.

    So it’s not impossible, just foreign.

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      Of course it is possible and I hope they eventually develop into a mature democracy. Point is, it has not happened yet.