The homepage of Wikipedia Italia [1] is on strike from the evening of October 4th. Its content is blocked in protest against an Italian bill on telephone interceptions that will mean that all sites and blogs must amend their contents within 48 hours of a request by any applicant who judges it detrimental to their personal image. The details and a petition can be found here [2]. The latest news indicates, however, that the obligation to make amendments will only apply to online publications [3] which are registered in court. The issue is, however, not fully resolved as demonstrates a new intervention by Wikipedia Italia [4] [Italian – all links].
Italy: Wikipedia Italia on strike
· Written by Claire Ulrich Translated (it) by Bernardo Parrella, Ciara Nugent
Categories: Western Europe, Italy, Citizen Media, Freedom of Speech, Law, Media & Journalism, Technology