Hello,<div><br></div><div><div>The Italian Senate is debating the defamation bill that the Italian Wikipedia community previously protested. The community is discussing their response here: <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bar/Discussioni/Oggi_il_Senato_vota_su_diffamazione_e_diritto_all%27oblio" target="_blank">http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bar/Discussioni/Oggi_il_Senato_vota_su_diffamazione_e_diritto_all%27oblio</a></div>
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<div><br></div><div>Here is a Google translation of some proposed banner text:</div><div><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><div><div>Dear readers,</div></div></div>
</div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div>once again the independence of Wikipedia is under threat.</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div>
In these hours, the Italian Senate is debating a bill on defamation ( DDL n. 3491 ) which, if approved, would require each site (including Wikipedia) the correction or deletion of your content on simple request those who considered damaging to their image or their privacy, and provides for the criminal conviction and fines of up to € 100,000 in the case of failure to remove. Similar initiatives are not new , but this time their approval seems imminent.</div>
</div></div></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div>Wikipedia recognizes the right to the protection of the reputation of each and volunteers that contribute for free already strive daily to ensure it. The approval of this standard, however, be obliged to alter the content regardless of their veracity . Such a requirement would distort the fundamental principles of Wikipedia, would be an unacceptable restriction of its autonomy and a grave threat to the activity of its 15 million volunteers around the world, who would be inclined to stop dealing with specific topics or characters, even only &quot;no problems.&quot;</div>
</div></div></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div>Wikipedia is the largest collective work in the history of the human race in 12 years has become part of the habits of millions of Internet users in search of a knowledge-neutral, free and above all free. The Italian edition has almost a million entries, receiving 16 million visits every day, but this rule may obscure them forever.</div>
</div></div></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div>The Encyclopedia is the heritage of all. We will not allow it disappears.</div></div></div></div></blockquote>