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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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