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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
The Wikimedia Foundation is generally pro-consumer and privacy first, despite having some notable incidents. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
=== | ===UK Online Safety Act lawsuit (2025-present)=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Implementation_of_the_UK_Online_Safety_Act#Wikipedia}} | ||
The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) sued the United Kingdom to prevent them from forcing age checks on their websites. The WMF made a statement that being forced to comply with this act would compromise the privacy of its editors and the neutrality of the encyclopedia. On August 11, 2025, the London High Court denied the WMF's reasoning, but didn't necessarily force age checks for the website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castro |first=Chiara |date=August 12, 2025 |title=Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks |url=https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/case-dismissed-wikipedia-loses-uk-online-safety-act-legal-challenge-but-it-may-still-be-safe-from-age-checks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2025 |title=Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regulations |url=https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08/11/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations/}}</ref> | |||
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== | === ''Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation'' (2024-present) === | ||
{{ | The news agency [[Asian News International]] sued the Wikimedia Foundation in July 2024 in India. They alleged defamation and forced the WMF to censor its "''Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation''" article from October 2024 until May 2025 upon appeal by the WMF.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drawing a line in the sand: SC judgment reaffirms right to free speech |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/free-speech-freedom-of-expresion-wikipedia-case-9997614/lite/}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||