Wikipedia, or at least portions of it, is illegal under many countries' laws. Any article showing a swastika, even if it's a neutral article about Nazi Germany or the like, is illegal under German law. Probably almost all of Wikipedia is illegal under North Korean law.
It cannot reasonably be expected that WMF would follow the laws of every country in the world. Wikimedia's infrastructure and staff are located in the United States, so WMF must respect US law. No other really is relevant.
I live in the US. I don't follow the laws of Germany, or Iran, or China, in my day to day life. Why should I? I'm not subject to them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafgesetzbuch_%C2%A7_86ahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafgesetzbuch_%C3%82%C2%A7_86a: “(3) Subsection (1) shall not be applicable if the means of propaganda or the act serves to further civil enlightenment, to avert unconstitutional aims, to promote art or science, research or teaching, reporting about current historical events or similar purposes. […]” Hence, German law of course allows usage of the swastika in Wikipedia, one of the best places to further civil enlightenment. Yet, one German left-wing party member, Katina Schubert ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katina_Schubert ), “filed criminal charges against German Wikipedia […] for featuring Nazi symbols such as the swastika in its articles [… but] after criticism from other members of her party, Schubert withdrew her charges.”
Best regards Martin Rulsch
Btw., great combination of country laws …