Turkey's Wikipedia block violates human rights, high court rules(theguardian.com)
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Turkey's Wikipedia block violates human rights, high court rules
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/26/turkish-court-wikipedia-block-lifted
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Found it! Documentary was "One of Us" on Netflix, here's a quote:
"One, a teenager, Ari, left as his thirst for knowledge came into conflict with religious restrictions. “Wikipedia,” he says, “was a gift from God.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/one-of-us-review.h...
"One, a teenager, Ari, left as his thirst for knowledge came into conflict with religious restrictions. “Wikipedia,” he says, “was a gift from God.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/one-of-us-review.h...
Wikipedia is hardly a bastion of freedom. Just look at the whole "Philip Cross" affair (still ongoing). Glass houses.... https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Philip_Cross
So you think the world would be just fine if Wikipedia were abolished? And perhaps that is your intention?
In the context of erdogan’s Great Ottoman Purge, wikipedia is a towering lighthouse of freedom
As terrible as this is, access to Wikipedia is hardly a "right".
If a right is something that makes society better if people have it, then access to Wikipedia or something like it is definitely a right.
And in fact it falls under freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
And in fact it falls under freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
> If a right is something that makes society better if people have it.
That's not what a right is. Saying that access to Wikipedia is a right implies the ability to coerce somebody to give it to you if you lack it. At best it's a privilege.
That's not what a right is. Saying that access to Wikipedia is a right implies the ability to coerce somebody to give it to you if you lack it. At best it's a privilege.
That stuck with me. For all of its faults, Wikipedia is amazing, and yes, it feels like depriving people of such a tool is a violation of human rights.