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•British ISPs filtering Wikipedia
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•Wikipedia editing to be made simpler
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•UK ISPs flip censorship switch on Wikipedia
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A bevy of United Kingdom Internet service providers are restricting Wikipedia access over child pornography allegations. The move, reported by ZDNet UK’s ...

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•Wikipedia falls foul of British censors
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British internet providers have blocked access to parts of Wikipedia after accusations that the site was carrying "potentially illegal" images of child ...

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•Wikipedia child image censored
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A decision by a number of UK internet providers to block a Wikipedia page showing an image of a naked girl has angered users of the popular site. ...

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•Wikipedia site banned
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Internet users in the UK have been blocked from accessing an article on Wikipedia due to child porn safeguards. The online encyclopedia's file on heavy ...

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•Scorpions Wikipedia Page Censored In The UK
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Legendary heavy metal bands the Scorpions, has had their Wikipedia page censored in the United Kingdom, due to allegations of child pornography. ...

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•Wikipedia child image censored
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•Wikipedia article blocked in UK over child photo
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By RAPHAEL G. SATTER - AP Writer LONDON -- British Internet users have been blocked from accessing an article on popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia over ...

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•Wikipedia added to child pornography blacklist
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Wikipedia has been blacklisted by a British online child pornography watchdog, causing almost every internet user in Britain to be blocked from contributing ...

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•Wikipedia article blocked for porn
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•Wikipedia added to child pornography blacklist
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•Wikipedia article blocked in UK over child photo
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By RAPHAEL G. SATTER AP LONDON (AP) — British Internet users have been blocked from accessing an article on popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia over child ...

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•Wikipedia article blocked for porn
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•Wikipedia Ban Over Naked Girl Pic
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Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! British internet users have been blocked from accessing a ...

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•Wikipedia article blocked over porn
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•Wikipedia Entry Blocked
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•Wikipedia page censored for 'child abuse' image
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LONDON, INDIA: The Internet providers in the UK have blocked a page of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, following accusations that the site was carrying ...

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•Wikipedia’s WYSIWYG Dilemma
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