Censorship of Wikipedia

Wikipedia has been censored by governments including (but not limited to) China, Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Turkmenistan. In some instances there is widespread Internet censorship in general that includes Wikipedia content. Other measures prevent the viewing of specific content deemed offensive. The duration of different blocks has varied from hours to years.

When Wikipedia ran on the HTTP protocol, governments were able to block specific articles. However, in 2011, Wikipedia began also running on HTTPS, and in 2015, switched over to solely HTTPS.[1] The switch has resulted in some countries dropping their bans and others expanding their bans to the entire site.

  1. ^ Clark, Justin; Faris, Robert; Heacock Jones, Rebekah (2017). "Analyzing Accessibility of Wikipedia Projects Around the World". Berkman Klein Center. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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