[Wikimedia-l] Russian Wikipedia goes on strike

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>
>> wrote:
>>>> But that is not all. The most important issue is extremism. According
>>>> to
>>>> the bill, the materials, that are banned for distribution in Russia
>>>> should be included to the register of banned information on the ground
>>>> of
>>>> the court decision, banning the distribution of that information in
>>>> Russia. We already have such court decisions and a list of extremist
>>>> materials, distribution of which is prohibited in Russia. That list
>>>> contains some really nasty materials, as e.g. nazi propaganda, but
>>>> also
>>>> Islamic texts (including those of famous non-terrorist Islamic authors
>>>> e.g. Said Nursî), Saentologist, Jehova’s witnesses , Falun Gong,
>>>> letters and materials of opposition in Russia, works of contemporary
>>>> art,
>>>> etc.
>>>
>>> "letters and materials of opposition in Russia" That is the issue. It's
>>> Russian McCarthyism.
>>
>> AFAIK, Huxley's Brave New World, as well, because it "promotes drug
>> usage".
>>
>
> There are limits. For example, I am aware of a technique for tattooing
> the whites of your eyes. I'm afraid I have self-censored with respect to
> that matter; there is enough evil nonsense already; idiots can put their
> tongues on frozen lamp posts...
>
> Fred
>

Well, the new law is now being considered for application to block
YouTube in Russia. Make of that, what you will.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19648808


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