Doxxed, threatened, and arrested: Russia’s war on Wikipedia editors

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Doxxed, threatened, and arrested: Russia’s war on Wikipedia editors

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Technology@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

Wikipedia, which has more than 1,800 Russian-speaking volunteer editors, has long been a thorn in the Russian government’s side.

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