The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is embroiled in a legal battle with Russia over the military operation in Ukraine. The Wikimedia Foundation, the owner of Wikipedia, has challenged a ruling by a Moscow court ordering the removal of information about the Ukraine war. News Reuters.
Since then, the campaign has continued for more than three months. On the one hand, there is a counter-attack on both sides, on the other hand, there is an information war between the West and Russia. Russia has called the operation a "special military operation," but Ukraine and the West have called it a "Ukrainian aggression."
The Russian government has called Wikipedia's information a "rumor." Not only that, Wikipedia was recently instructed by a court in Moscow to remove this information. Failure to do so will result in a fine of 5 million rubles
However, the Wikimedia Foundation has filed an appeal in a Moscow court against the decision. In it, officials say people have a right to know the "facts of the war" about war.
Laport added that the Russian government is targeting information that is important for human life in times of crisis. We urge that the decision be reconsidered in the interests of freedom of expression and the right of every human being to know.
Wikipedia is an Internet-based encyclopedia based on the voluntary work of millions of people around the world. Its webpage can be read as well as edited. And it doesn't take any software other than web browser to do that. Internet-based means you can read Wikipedia or add information to it from anywhere in the world.