[Foundation-l] Possible solution for image filter

[David Gerard]

On 23 September 2011 11:38, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wikipedia was also briefly blocked in Pakistan, because of the Mohammed cartoon controversy. So there might be a scenario where countries like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan figure out how to block access to adult images and images of Mohammed on Wikipedia permanently, using methods like the ones you describe, based on the personal image filter categories.
> That might be a concern worth talking about. Of course, it has to be balanced against the concern that these countries can block Wikipedia altogether.


Appeasement in this manner has been strongly resisted in the past,
particularly in the case of WIkipedia being blocked in China.

Is this still WMF policy? If it isn't, someone needs to say so.


- d.