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"(January 5, 2023 – New York and Beirut): The Saudi Arabian government
infiltrated Wikipedia by recruiting the organization’s highest ranked
administrators in the country to serve as government agents to control
information about the country and prosecuting those who contributed critical
information about political detainees, said SMEX and Democracy for the Arab
World Now (DAWN) today. Following an internal investigation in 2022, Wikimedia
terminated all of its administrators in Saudi Arabia in December. DAWN and SMEX
documented Wikimedia’s infiltration by the Saudi government based on interviews
with sources close to the company and the imprisoned administrators.
“The Saudi government’s infiltration of Wikipedia with government agents acting
as independent editors, and imprisonment of non-compliant editors, demonstrates
not only its persistent use of spies inside international organizations but the
dangers of attempting to produce independent content in the country,” said
Sarah Leah Whitson, DAWN’s Executive Director. “It’s wildly irresponsible for
international organizations and businesses to assume their affiliates can ever
operate independently of, or safely from, Saudi government control.”"
Via Anonymiss and Diane A.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
