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UK Law would force Wikipedia to unmask anonymous editors

Monday August 11, 2025. 07:25 PM , from BoingBoing
A new UK internet safety law could require Wikipedia to collect the real names and identities of its volunteer editors — a change that threatens the very way the free online encyclopedia works.
The Wikimedia Foundation just lost its court challenge to block these rules, which are part of Britain's Online Safety Act. — Read the rest
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