Wikipedia Just Got Blocked in China Once Again
Short bytes: In a recent development made in the name of internet security, Wikipedia was blocked once again in China. This is not the first time as Wikipedia was blocked for the first time in 2004 in China. Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia is going to have a talk with the Chinese officials over this matter.
Being unable to monitor the online behaviour of a user by not being able to filter out the desired pages, has left Chinese government with “One or None” choice of allowing the whole of Wikipedia in China. Nonetheless, English version of Wikipedia would still be accessible in China. Before this blockade, Wikipedia has already been blocked a few number of times before in China already with the first blockade noted back in 2004.
Jimmy wales, the founder of Wikipedia, will soon be flying to China to discuss the matter of censorship with the officials.
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Speaking at the Leadership Energy Summit Asia 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jimmy wales said,
Seems the situation is going to be tougher this time. Jimmy Wales might not have a cake walk talking with the Chinese officials over censorship of Wikipedia again in China. However, we wish Chinese should still have access to this online encyclopaedia and China government should reconsider it’s decision. It’s better for them, It’s better for us and it’s better for humanity.
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