Cain Burdeau reports:
Wikipedia sued the British government on Tuesday, arguing a law designed to protect people from online trolls and anonymous attacks will end up hurting the free digital encyclopedia’s collaborators, many of whom wish to remain anonymous.
Wikipedia said it resorted to legal action after failing to convince the British government to amend the Online Safety Act, a sweeping October 2023 law that seeks to crack down on sexual abuse, racism, bullying, fraud and other harmful material on the internet.
The law’s primary aim is to rein in harmful content on major social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and X, but Wikipedia also falls under the law’s toughest rules because of its huge volume of monthly users.
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