Allegations of Pedophilia Levied against Wikimedia Foundation Surface in Legal Document
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Russian Court Goes After Wikimedia Foundation Again
The old court battle between the Wikimedia Foundation and the Russian authorities is heating up once more, this time on some serious allegations.
Reports suggest that an administrative case has been lodged against the Wikimedia Foundation at the Tagansky Court in Moscow, accused of promoting pedophilia via Wikipedia. The case details are available on the Moscow courts' official website.
The allegations stem from Article 6.21.1 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses, which deals with pedophilia propaganda involving media, even if the actions don't border on criminal behavior.
If convicted, the Foundation may face hefty fines ranging between 4 million and 10 million rubles, or it could be temporarily banned from operating in Russia for up to 90 days.
You might recall that in June of 2023, the Foundation was dinged 1.5 million rubles for neglecting to delete a skateboarding video from Wikipedia. And now it seems we're revisiting a similar situation.
The hearing for this new case is slated for June 23.
Although the latest search results don't provide extensive details about the case's current standing, we did find that, back in November 2022, the same Russian court fined the Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles for refusing to delete two articles on Russian Wikipedia. This previous case, however, doesn't appear to be directly linked to pedophilia propaganda. For the latest updates and official court documents, keep an eye on the news.
- The ongoing dispute between the Wikimedia Foundation and Russian authorities, rooted in allegations of promoting pedophilia via Wikipedia, has escalated and is now marked as a policy-and-legislation matter within the realm of politics.
- The recent administrative case lodged against the Wikimedia Foundation at the Tagansky Court in Moscow for pedophilia propaganda is classified under 'crime-and-justice' section, due to potential heavy fines and temporary bans on the Foundation's operations in Russia.
