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

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760 points coloneltcb | 1 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | 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. BrtByte ◴[26 Apr 25 10:00 UTC] No.43802271[source]▶
Wikipedia isn't perfect, but it embodies the idea that knowledge should be built collaboratively and made freely available to everyone