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UK Law would force Wikipedia to unmask anonymous editors

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 11, 2025
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Big Ben with Houses of Parliament and Westminster bridge, London, UK (Mistervladw/shutterstock.com)

A new UK internet safety law could require Wikipedia to collect the real names and identities of its volunteer editors — a change that threatens the very way the free online encyclopedia works.

The Wikimedia Foundation just lost its court challenge to block…

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