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Wikipedia formally censors the Grayzone as regime-change advocates monopolize editing

Norton, Ben
http://thegrayzone.com/2020/06/10/wikipedia-formally-censors-the-grayzone-as-regime-change-advocates-monopolize-editing/

Publisher:  The Gray Zone
Date Written:  10/06/2020
Year Published:  2020  
Resource Type:  Article

On the blacklisting campaign of certain independent new sites launched by a small group of Wikipedia editors.

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Internet encyclopedia giant Wikipedia is censoring independent news sites by adding them to an official blacklist of taboo "deprecated' media outlets.

The Grayzone is among the news websites tareted by the censorship campaign. Others include leftist and anti-imperialist outlets like MintPress News and the Latin American news broadcaster Telesur, along with several prominent ringht-wing political sites, including the Daily Caller.

The campaign is to blacklist The Grayzone was initiated by Wikipedia editors who identify as Venezuelans and openly support the country's right-wing, US-backed opposition. These users obsessively monitor Venezuela-related articles, aggressively pushing a regime-change line and working to excise any piece of information or opinion that interferes with their agenda.

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