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**Stuart** · 07-12-2008, 12:40

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12...sor_wikipedia/

It seems that six UK ISPs (Virgin Media, O2/Be/Telefonica, Easynet/UKOnline, Plusnet, Demon and Opal) have blocked access to a page on Wikipedia covering an Album that originally included a picture of a naked pre pubescant child.

Now, that I don't have a problem with (quite the opposite, in fact).

What I do have a problem with is Wiki's reaction. Not only have they blocked edits from a lot of the customers of those ISPs (understandable due to the way the ISPs have blocked access to the page, but hardly in keeping with the Web 2.0 ethos), but the fact that Wiki are refusing to remove the image, because apparently, they don't censor.

07-12-2008, 12:40	#6
Stuart Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sarf east Luhndun. Services: Virgin for TV, BT for phone and Be* for Broadband. Posts: 23,948	ISPs censoring Wikipedia? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12...sor_wikipedia/ It seems that six UK ISPs (Virgin Media, O2/Be/Telefonica, Easynet/UKOnline, Plusnet, Demon and Opal) have blocked access to a page on Wikipedia covering an Album that originally included a picture of a naked pre pubescant child. Now, that I don't have a problem with (quite the opposite, in fact). What I do have a problem with is Wiki's reaction. Not only have they blocked edits from a lot of the customers of those ISPs (understandable due to the way the ISPs have blocked access to the page, but hardly in keeping with the Web 2.0 ethos), but the fact that Wiki are refusing to remove the image, because apparently, they don't censor. __________________ Just to make it clear if a post is bold and is from a team member, it's a moderating decision. If it's not bold or not from a team member, it's not.