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

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754 points coloneltcb | 2 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tintor ◴[26 Apr 25 01:20 UTC] No.43800075[source]▶
Wikipedia needs decentralized hosting infra, away from any single country. It is way too important.
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1. dewey ◴[26 Apr 25 03:44 UTC] No.43800746[source]▶
The hosting isn’t important, it’s easy to move or have an offline copy already. The access to fundraising is much more important and more complicated.
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2. A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 ◴[26 Apr 25 10:15 UTC] No.43802338[source]▶
I didn't immediately consider this, but I think I agree. In a weird way, the access and reach wikipedia has is a lot more valuable from that perspective. And if there is one thing that the US government can do is restrict that in ways that would effectively neuter it.