In two major English-speaking countries, two separate legal mechanisms are working their way through two separate processes. The first is a United States Supreme Court case regarding §230 of the Communications Decency Act, and the second is a proposed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom "intended to improve internet safety". Both have wide-ranging implications for posters, lurkers, and everyone in between, and both have been the subject of fierce debate.
Online Safety Bill
Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
20 November 2023
Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation
4 February 2023
Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia
4 February 2023
Missed and Dissed
28 November 2022
From Russia with WikiLove
31 October 2022
Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down
26 June 2022
A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?
30 September 2019
WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
31 January 2019
Court-ordered article redaction, paid editing, and rock stars
1 December 2018
Wales in China; #Edit2015
16 December 2015
Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia
26 August 2015
Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing
24 June 2015
Foundation takes aim at undisclosed paid editing; Greek Wikipedia editor faces down legal challenge
19 February 2014
China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
5 June 2013
French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
8 April 2013
Lawsuit filed against two Wikipedians
10 September 2012
Russian Wikipedia shuts down to fight censorship threat; E3 team and new tools; Wikitravel proposal bogged down
9 July 2012
Censorship, social media in schools, and more
30 March 2009
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