International UK Government wins court case to block its population from accessing Wikipedia

[Croo67]

UK citizens will soon have to provide their passport and a face scan to a third party age verifier in order to access Wikipedia, after the online encyclopaedia lost a court case challenging Britain’s online safety act.

The new act, which gives the UK Government the power to instruct online sites to take down ‘harmful’ content or risk fines of £18 million or 10% of their turnover, was initially sold to the public as being a tool to prevent kids from accessing porn.

However, concerns are being raised after UK citizens were blocked from seeing a number of social media posts - including footage of anti-migrant rallies, coverage from journalists on Pakistani rape gangs, and adverts from rival political parties.

What’s your thoughts on this, should Wikipedia be blocked in the UK?

High Court rejects Wikipedia challenge to online censorship laws

Online encyclopaedia claimed rules could force it to block millions of UK visitors to website

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[The_Renaissance]

I was on wiki just now. Normal. I went on Pornhub on the weekend and had to provide some info but not a passport or face scan?

 

[usernamee]

What's the need for Wikipedia when you have the Quran?

 

[Spam On Rye]

Wikipedia is CIA anyway.

 

[Croo67]

I was on wiki just now. Normal. I went on Pornhub on the weekend and had to provide some info but not a passport or face scan?

Reddit asked me for a face scan to view an MMA sub.

(I hate Reddit, but find it useful for info on my local area).

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

lot of reddit tards gonna be mad.

 

[The XL]

It's crazy what's happening in the UK. It shows how important it is for America to reject liberalism, migrants, and gun control. No matter how bad conservatives can be, it's preferable to that authoritarian shit show.

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

the road to hitler is paved with leftist ideals.

 

[Rygu]

Just another day in the United Cuckdom

 

[Croo67]

It's crazy what's happening in the UK. It shows how important it is for America to reject liberalism, migrants, and gun control. No matter how bad conservatives can be, it's preferable to that authoritarian shit show.

Trump is actually preventing it from being a lot worse in the UK.

He, and JD Vance, have been pretty explicit in their warnings to the UK Government over its threats to American tech companies.

I genuinely shudder to think what life would be like in the UK, had Kamala Harris got in.

 

[KnightTemplar]

 

[oldshadow]

The UK is the leftist version of hold my beer and watch this.

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

@curryjunkie hey bud, do me a solid and go to Wikipedia real quick. What do you see?

 

[Lycandroid]

Where are the usual lefty trolls to argue why this is a good thing ?

 

[WhitestKidU’Know]

the road to hitler is paved with leftist ideals.

“Bolshevism, a term associated with Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, refers to a revolutionary socialist ideology rooted in Marxist theory. It advocated for a highly centralized, one-party state and the abolition of private property in favor of a state-controlled economy.”


Adolf Hitler was strongly opposed to Bolshevism, viewing it as a significant threat. He consistently spoke out against it in his speeches and writings.

Hitler's opposition was based on several factors. He saw Bolshevism as a political and economic system that was antithetical to the ideology of Nazism. Additionally, he intertwined his anti-Bolshevik stance with antisemitic views, portraying Bolshevism as a movement driven by Jewish influence.

Read a little dumbass

 

[avenue94]

It's crazy what's happening in the UK. It shows how important it is for America to reject liberalism, migrants, and gun control. No matter how bad conservatives can be, it's preferable to that authoritarian shit show.

You better call up all those GOP governors pushing for age gates then.

 

[codfather]

Jimmy Wales lives in England, so he might have to give his personal details to access his own website!

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I think this is a nothing story tbh. I can't see why they would class Wikipedia in the same bracket as pornhub.

I'm not a fan of the rules overall though.

 

[avenue94]

I think this is a nothing story tbh. I can't see why they would class Wikipedia in the same bracket as pornhub.

I'm not a fan of the rules overall though.

I'd guess it would have to do with output of one artist known as seedfeeder lol. Or similar stuff.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I'd guess it would have to do with output of one artist known as seedfeeder lol. Or similar stuff.

I think even if it was input it would only be if you wanted to look at that specific page.