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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 days ago

Feds Threaten Wikipedia After Right-Wing Media Uproar

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Feds Threaten Wikipedia After Right-Wing Media Uproar

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 days ago

Wikipedia has been attacked before by countries with censorious reputations. The Trump administration is inclined to join the club.

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They literally don’t generate any revenue. Wikipedia is quite literally the definition of a non-profit.

Also, trump is barred from running non-profits due to fraud in NY, I feel like that should disqualify him from making these kinds of decisions.

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