Wikipedia's Italian, Spanish and Polish versions go dark in protest

Wikipedia's Italian, Spanish and Polish versions go dark in protest

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https://www.cnet.com/news/wikipedias-italian-spanish-and-polish-versions-turn-off-in-protest/

Seekers of knowledge in Spain, Italy and Poland will have to make do without Wikipedia for a day or two, as the version of the free online encyclopedia in these countries have temporarily shut off access in protest over a controversial copyright law, reports TechCrunch.

The law, which goes to vote on July 5 at 10 a.m. UTC (3 a.m. PT), sports two elements that critics have taken issue with. The first is Article 13, which makes platforms liable for infringements by users, as well as Article 11, which has been dubbed a "link tax" by critics, as it creates a neighbouring right for snippets of journalistic content.

Wikipedia's Italian, Spanish and Polish versions go dark in protest

Jul 5, 2018, 5:13am UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/wikipedias-italian-spanish-and-polish-versions-turn-off-in-protest/ > Seekers of knowledge in Spain, Italy and Poland will have to make do without Wikipedia for a day or two, as the version of the free online encyclopedia in these countries have temporarily shut off access in protest over a controversial copyright law, reports TechCrunch. > The law, which goes to vote on July 5 at 10 a.m. UTC (3 a.m. PT), sports two elements that critics have taken issue with. The first is Article 13, which makes platforms liable for infringements by users, as well as Article 11, which has been dubbed a "link tax" by critics, as it creates a neighbouring right for snippets of journalistic content.