I bet that if it was the US asking Wikipedia to edit articles the media wouldn't use the word "demand" or attribute it to the whole US. A likely headline would be: "email shows US official asked Wikipedia to censor 'misinformation'".

[–] mekhos@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (21 children)

Close, from the article-

The Russian media censorship agency Roskomnadzor demanded the volunteer-run online encyclopedia take down any information on the invasion that is “misinforming” Russians, according to a statement.

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago (20 children)

Wikipedia is not volunteer run... They're using language to make it seem like it's a little website with a dream being bullied by the mean Russians. Wikipedia is run by its administrators, who do not let anyone else encroach on their power. 3 editors are responsible for most edits (I want to say 90%). Famously there is one editor that edits from 6 am to 10pm every day without fail (mostly pro war edits) , and the most prolific editor worked as a TSA and ICE agent terrorizing migrants.

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.ml -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is laughably wrong

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

[citation needed]

[–] hewhomustnotbegamed@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Your request for citation is rejected, as per [WP:COWISS] (Citation Only When I Say So).

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

You're the one making the claims. I see no citations. Burden of proof is on you.

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