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Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney

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760 points coloneltcb | 2 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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hodgesrm ◴[25 Apr 25 23:53 UTC] No.43799588[source]▶
In my humble opinion Wikipedia is the single best thing thing to emerge from the Internet boom. Its name is a wordplay on one of the most important intellectual projects of the Enlightment.[0] The DC prosecutor letter reads like something straight out of the totalitarian playbook.[1]

Please donate now to show your support. It's time to fight back against this crap.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A9die

[1] "Show me the man and I'll show you the crime." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_the_man_and_I_will_giv...

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1. LordGrignard ◴[26 Apr 25 01:18 UTC] No.43800065[source]▶
Hi I don't know if you know it but Wikipedias not that poor or hard pressed... Atleast, the whole "donate or we broke" narrative that they build every few months is complete bullshit https://youtu.be/3t8GUbzVxmQ?si=sa_oHe3DA_QmpGcE
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2. globular-toast ◴[26 Apr 25 08:43 UTC] No.43801934[source]▶
Neither is Google, yet there is still probably multiple ads on that video you linked.