Wikipedia and SESTA
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:48 am
https://medium.com/@Wikimedia/three-principles-in-cda-230-that-make-wikipedia-possible-c0fb0006a932
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/11/166 ... 0-internet
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171 ... edia.shtml
This Congress has been even more pathetic than usual. But in this one case, an idiotic appeal to the conservative base might also change the way Wikimedia projects operate. It would also harm a lot of other sites, it's a bad bill, and as usual the EFF is objecting -- but Wikipedia is the thing that makes headlines. They try so hard to cover up their political stance....most of the time. Now they can't.
Still pulling that "poor little us, we can't afford to do anything, pls send moar $$$" crap.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/11/166 ... 0-internet
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171 ... edia.shtml
This Congress has been even more pathetic than usual. But in this one case, an idiotic appeal to the conservative base might also change the way Wikimedia projects operate. It would also harm a lot of other sites, it's a bad bill, and as usual the EFF is objecting -- but Wikipedia is the thing that makes headlines. They try so hard to cover up their political stance....most of the time. Now they can't.
User-driven projects could not thrive if websites were subject to greater liability for user content, and certainly could not be supported by a small nonprofit organization like the Wikimedia Foundation.
Still pulling that "poor little us, we can't afford to do anything, pls send moar $$$" crap.
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