Saudi Arabia jails two Wikipedia staff in ‘bid to control content’ | Wikipedia | The Guardian

Items tagged with oa.arab_world in Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) 2023-01-06

Summary:

"Saudi Arabia has infiltrated Wikipedia and jailed two administrators in a bid to control content on the website, weeks after a former Twitter worker was jailed in the US for spying for the Saudis. One administrator was jailed for 32 years, and another was sentenced to eight years, the activists said. An investigation by parent body Wikimedia found the Saudi government had penetrated Wikipedia’s senior ranks in the region, with Saudi citizens acting or forced to act as agents, two rights groups said...."

Link:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/05/saudi-arabia-jails-two-wikipedia-staff-in-bid-to-control-content

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Tags:

oa.wikipedia oa.saudi_arabia oa.censorship oa.arab_world

Date tagged:

01/06/2023, 12:50

Date published:

01/06/2023, 07:50